CR5 3EN, Woodfield Hill, Coulsdon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a detached house of about 139 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC E. 13 sales recorded since 1995 across 7 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
CR5 3EN has 7 homes valued at a median of £743,000, ranking 55th of 218 postcodes in CR5.
- What we found
- 7 addresses on Woodfield Hill; houses sold since 2019 for a median £710,000.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward.
- 14% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Around 42% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Chipstead station is about 1430 m away; fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 53 min.
CR5 3EN: a Coulsdon postcode on Woodfield Hill
CR5 3EN is a postcode on Woodfield Hill in Coulsdon. It is in London Borough of Croydon, in Coulsdon Town ward, and its MP is Chris Philp (Conservative), who represents Croydon South. The CR5 district straddles several council boundaries, so the ward matters for council tax, school admissions and which council deals with planning and bins.
7 addresses on record. The most common home is a detached house of about 139 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC E. Houses here have sold for a median of £710,000 since 2019, above the CR5 median of £500,000. 14% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 40% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 133 m above sea level. 42% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Chipstead, is 1.4 km away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 53 minutes to Blackfriars.
Map of CR5 3EN, Woodfield Hill: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR5 3EN: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR5 3EN sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 7 | 3 | £710,000 | 120 m² | £6,042 |
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs in CR5 3EN
Middle half of 3 house sales since 2019: £650,000 to £717,500; median £710,000.
Homes in CR5 3EN, Woodfield Hill: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 139 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £6,042
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 9.8%
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR5 3EN
Type
Latest house sales in CR5 3EN, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 16 Jan 2026 | £590,000 | 86 m² | £6,860 |
| 6 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 28 Oct 2025 | £710,000 | 126 m² | £5,635 |
| 12 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 23 Jun 2023 | £725,000 | 120 m² | £6,042 |
| 18 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 9 Feb 2007 | £535,000 | 181 m² | £2,956 |
| 6 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 11 Oct 2004 | £382,500 | 126 m² | £3,036 |
| 18a Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 20 Aug 2003 | £380,000 | 139 m² | £2,734 |
| 18 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 30 Jun 2000 | £285,000 | 181 m² | – |
| 18 Woodfield Hill | Detached house | 24 Feb 1997 | £198,000 | 181 m² | – |
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
The Croydon market: average price £393,714, down 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Croydon, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £844,553 |
| Semi-detached | £540,526 |
| Terraced | £399,833 |
| Flat or maisonette | £256,496 |
This postcode: houses sold for a median of £710,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 80% more than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR5 3EN: 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043E: 2,908 residents in 992 households around CR5 3EN. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1525%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4436%
- 45 to 6420%
- 65 and over10%
Household type
- One person13%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children49%
- Other21%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright24%
- Mortgage or shared62%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented8%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car50%
- 2 cars31%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,545 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good90%
- Fair7%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above53%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level18%
- None8%
Schools near CR5 3EN, Woodfield Hill: 4 within 1.8 km, 3 primary, with their latest Ofsted grades
Distances from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted outcome for each school.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 600 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
Ofsted replaced its single-word judgements with report cards for inspections from November 2025, so each school shows its most recent grade on the older scale until it is re-inspected. Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas; check the council for admissions rules.
Commuting from CR5 3EN: 53 minutes to Blackfriars by train
Fastest door-to-door journey arriving by 08:30 on a weekday, from the TfL journey planner, including the walk to the station.
CR5 3EN to central London
| Blackfriars | 53 min | walk 26 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 56 min | walk 26 min → train 30 min |
Stations near CR5 3EN
| Chipstead | 1430 m | about 23 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1460 m | about 24 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1610 m | about 26 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR5 3EN
3 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 405. Nearest stop: Woodfield Hill, 101 m away.
Energy use around CR5 3EN: homes nearby use 37% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 043E (1,003 gas meters, 983 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,554 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 86% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,187 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near CR5 3EN: NO₂ 9.3 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and within the WHO guideline
Modelled annual averages for the 1 km square around this location, from Defra's 2023 background maps. Readings beside busy roads are higher.
| Pollutant | This square | WHO guideline | UK legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 133 m
- Air quality management area
- Yes
Defra noise maps cover major roads and railways only (above 55 dB), so "no contour" does not mean silent. Height from the Copernicus 90 m elevation model via Open-Meteo.
Shops, doctors and services near CR5 3EN: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 EV charging sites within 6 km
Nearest of each kind, from OpenStreetMap, measured in a straight line from the postcode.
| Service | Nearest | Distance | Within 2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP surgery | Woodcote Medical | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 1.6 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.9 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Farthing Downs | 940 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.7 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR5 3EN
627 public charging devices in Croydon (140 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 153 per 100,000 people. That ranks 129 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.7 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.0 km |
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Who represents CR5 3EN: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR5 3EN
Crime and policing near CR5 3EN
613 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR5 3EN
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 327, earlier 6 months: 286.
Police-recorded incidents mapped to the nearest street within roughly a mile, so a road near the town centre shows more shoplifting and anti-social behaviour than a quiet cul-de-sac nearby. Counts show what was reported, not how safe any home is.
Food and drink near CR5 3EN
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Croftdown House Residential Home (4 m, rated 4); Bramley Health (394 m, rated 4); Netherne Community Amateur Sports Club (447 m, rated 5); Serenity School Coulsdon (602 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around CR5 3EN
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of CR5 3EN and the streets around it
Openly licensed photos taken close to this location on Wikimedia Commons. They show the surroundings, not necessarily this exact address.
Council tax in CR5 3EN: Band D is £2,600 a year in Croydon, up 4.8% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, £208 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Croydon 36th highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,480 last year. Next door in Reigate and Banstead, Band D is £2,567, £33 less than in Croydon, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £33 a year at Band D.
Your own bill depends on your property's band. In England bands are set from the home's estimated value on 1 April 1991, so a Band C home pays eight ninths of the Band D charge and a Band F home thirteen ninths. The figures below are the charge for each band in Croydon, before any discount or reduction, and they include the county or borough, police, fire and any parish or GLA precepts averaged across the authority.
| Band | Per year | Per month (12 payments) |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,733 | £144 |
| Band B | £2,022 | £169 |
| Band C | £2,311 | £193 |
| Band D | £2,600 | £217 |
| Band E | £3,178 | £265 |
| Band F | £3,755 | £313 |
| Band G | £4,333 | £361 |
| Band H | £5,200 | £433 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
CR5 3EN, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What council is CR5 3EN in?
CR5 3EN is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR5 3EN?
Houses in CR5 3EN sold for a median of £710,000 since 2019 (3 sales).
How much is council tax in CR5 3EN?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
What schools are near CR5 3EN?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (1.4 km), Chipstead Valley Primary School (1.5 km) and Smitham Primary School (1.6 km).
How much do homes cost in CR5 3EN?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £710,000 (3 sales), about £6,042 per square metre.
Which council is CR5 3EN in?
CR5 3EN falls under London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a detached house of about 139 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC E.
Which streets are in CR5 3EN?
Woodfield Hill.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR5 3EN, Woodfield Hill, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Woodfield Hill | Detached | 126 m² | E | £710,000 · 2025 | £5,635 |
| 10 Woodfield Hill | Detached | 86 m² | E | £590,000 · 2026 | £6,860 |
| 12 Woodfield Hill | Detached | 120 m² | E | £725,000 · 2023 | £6,042 |
| 16 Woodfield Hill | Detached | 180 m² | D | £149,000 · 1996 | £828 |
| 18a Woodfield Hill | Detached | 139 m² | D | £380,000 · 2003 | £2,734 |
| 18 Woodfield Hill | Detached | 181 m² | C | £535,000 · 2007 | £2,956 |
| 22 Woodfield Hill | Detached | 314.38 m² | F | £280,000 · 1996 | £891 |