CR5 3FN, Browning Place, Coulsdon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 1 sales recorded since 1995 across 1 address in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
- What we found
- 1 address on Browning Place.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Around 23% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Coulsdon South station is about 460 m away; fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 38 min.
CR5 3FN: a Coulsdon postcode on Browning Place
CR5 3FN is a postcode on Browning Place 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.
1 address on record. The most common home is a other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 100% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, ahead of the 40% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 128 m above sea level. 23% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Coulsdon South, is 460 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 38 minutes to Blackfriars.
Map of CR5 3FN, Browning Place: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR5 3FN: every recorded sale since 1995
Homes in CR5 3FN, Browning Place: size, energy rating and type
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR5 3FN
Type
Latest house sales in CR5 3FN, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Browning Place | Detached house | 10 Jun 2016 | £709,995 | – | – |
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 |
Who lives in and around CR5 3FN: 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041C: 2,592 residents in 1,119 households around CR5 3FN. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4439%
- 45 to 6419%
- 65 and over11%
Household type
- One person34%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children34%
- Other13%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright17%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented26%
- Social rented14%
Cars and vans per household
- No car29%
- 1 car49%
- 2 cars18%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,350 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above45%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level20%
- None14%
Schools near CR5 3FN, Browning Place: 8 within 1.8 km, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 460 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.8 km 29 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 3FN: 38 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 3FN to central London
| Blackfriars | 38 min | walk 11 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 41 min | walk 11 min → train 30 min |
Stations near CR5 3FN
| Coulsdon South | 460 m | about 8 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 870 m | about 14 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1130 m | about 18 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR5 3FN
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 405 463 633. Nearest stop: Salter Close, 156 m away.
Energy use around CR5 3FN: homes nearby use 5% less gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 041C (1,087 gas meters, 1,426 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 41% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 8,785 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 48% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,293 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 3FN: NO₂ 9.9 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) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 128 m
- Rail noise (Defra mapping)
- See Defra map
- 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 3FN: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 4 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 | 530 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 660 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 720 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 820 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 690 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 620 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 630 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.5 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR5 3FN
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.
4 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 530 m |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 830 m |
| Public charge point | 2.4 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 3.0 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 3FN: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR5 3FN
Crime and policing near CR5 3FN
1,386 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR5 3FN
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 730, earlier 6 months: 656.
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 3FN
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Full Monty Cafe (451 m, rated 5); The White House (508 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (554 m, rated 5); St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (554 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR5 3FN
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Council tax in CR5 3FN: 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 3FN, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What council is CR5 3FN in?
CR5 3FN is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR5 3FN?
CR5 3FN has 1 recorded sale, too few for a reliable median.
How much is council tax in CR5 3FN?
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 3FN?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (360 m), Smitham Primary School (460 m) and Oasis Academy Byron (1.1 km).
How much do homes cost in CR5 3FN?
CR5 3FN has 1 recorded sale across 1 address, too few for a reliable median.
Which council is CR5 3FN in?
CR5 3FN 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 other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B.
Which streets are in CR5 3FN?
Browning Place.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR5 3FN, Browning Place, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Browning Place | Other | – | B | £709,995 · 2016 | – |