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CR8 4FG, Smitham Downs Road, Woodcote: house prices, sold prices and local information

The most common home is a flat of about 83 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 3 sales recorded since 1995 across 3 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.

CR8 4FG has 3 homes valued at a median of £439,000, ranking 210th of 297 postcodes in CR8.

  • What we found
  • 3 addresses on Smitham Downs Road.
  • This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Purley & Woodcote ward.
  • 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
  • Around 50% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
  • Reedham station is about 570 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 56 min.
Homes in CR8 4FG
10a Smitham Downs Road
£699,950
last sold 1 Aug 2023

CR8 4FG: a Woodcote postcode on Smitham Downs Road

CR8 4FG is a postcode on Smitham Downs Road in Woodcote. It is in London Borough of Croydon, in Purley & Woodcote ward, and its MP is Chris Philp (Conservative), who represents Croydon South. The CR8 district straddles several council boundaries, so the ward matters for council tax, school admissions and which council deals with planning and bins.

3 addresses on record. The most common home is a flat of about 83 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 42% across the wider sample.

The postcode sits about 97 m above sea level. 50% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Reedham, is 570 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 56 minutes to Victoria.

Coulsdon, The Drive near CR8 4FG
Coulsdon, The Drive. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Map of CR8 4FG, Smitham Downs Road: every home

Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.

© OpenStreetMap contributors · Protomaps10a Smitham Downs Road2 Kingsmead Court4 Kingsmead Court50 m
up to £6,600£6,600–£6,600£6,600–£6,600£6,600–£6,600over £6,600flat or no sale

House prices in CR8 4FG: every recorded sale since 1995

£0k£200k£400k£600k£800k199520002005201020152020202510a Smitham Downs Road: £699,950 (1 Aug 2023)2 Kingsmead Court: £340,000 (19 Apr 2024)4 Kingsmead Court: £450,000 (19 Dec 2024)
House saleFlat saleYearly median

Homes in CR8 4FG, Smitham Downs Road: size, energy rating and type

Median home size
83 m²
Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
£6,603
Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Constituency
Croydon South

EPC energy ratings in CR8 4FG

A0 · 0%
B3 · 100%
C0 · 0%
D0 · 0%
E0 · 0%
F0 · 0%
G0 · 0%

Type

Detached 33%Flat 67%

Latest house sales in CR8 4FG, Woodcote

AddressTypeSoldPriceSize£/m²
4 Kingsmead CourtTerraced house19 Dec 2024£450,00083 m²–
2 Kingsmead CourtFlat / maisonette19 Apr 2024£340,00078 m²–
10a Smitham Downs RoadDetached house1 Aug 2023£699,950106 m²£6,603

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.

£0k£112k£225k£337k£450k2016: £363k20162018: £379k20182020: £378k20202022: £409k20222024: £395k20242025: £403k20252026: £394k2026
TypeAuthority average
Detached£844,553
Semi-detached£540,526
Terraced£399,833
Flat or maisonette£256,496

Who lives in and around CR8 4FG: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home

Census 2021 for Croydon 038C: 1,457 residents in 493 households around CR8 4FG. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.

90%own their home15 pts above the CR8 average
17%of residents under 151 pts below the CR8 average
18%of residents aged 65+In line with the CR8 average
54%work from home5 pts above the CR8 average
52%degree-level qualified5 pts above the CR8 average
9%homes with no car7 pts below the CR8 average

Who lives here

Age of residents

  • Under 1517%
  • 15 to 2412%
  • 25 to 4424%
  • 45 to 6428%
  • 65 and over18%

Household type

  • One person15%
  • Couple, no children14%
  • Family with children38%
  • Other32%

Homes and cars

Tenure

  • Owned outright39%
  • Mortgage or shared51%
  • Private rented8%
  • Social rented1%

Cars and vans per household

  • No car9%
  • 1 car41%
  • 2 cars34%
  • 3 or more17%

How people get to work

Main way of travelling (731 workers aged 16+)

Work from home54%
Drive or passenger30%
Train, tube or tram8%
Bus4%
Walk or cycle3%

Health and learning

General health

  • Good or very good89%
  • Fair8%
  • Bad or very bad2%

Highest qualification (16+)

  • Degree level or above52%
  • A level or equivalent15%
  • GCSE level17%
  • None10%

Schools near CR8 4FG, Smitham Downs Road: 11 within 1.8 km, 5 primary, with their latest Ofsted grades

Distances from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted outcome for each school.

SchoolPhaseLatest OfstedDistanceRecords
Woodcote Primary School
Academy converter · ages 3-11
PrimaryNo overall grade
Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025)
600 m
10 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Beaumont Primary School
Community school · ages 4-11
PrimaryStandards maintained
Ungraded visit, Mar 2025
680 m
11 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
St Nicholas School
Community special school · ages 4-11
SpecialRequires improvement
Graded inspection, Jun 2024
700 m
11 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Woodcote High School
Academy converter · ages 11-19
SecondaryGood
Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024
730 m
12 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
St David's School
Other independent school · ages 3-11
OtherNo Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school)1.1 km
19 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Cumnor House School
Other independent school · ages 4-11
OtherNo Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school)1.3 km
21 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Smitham Primary School
Community school · ages 3-11
PrimaryGood
Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023
1.4 km
23 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Abingdon House School Purley
Other independent special school · ages 10-17
SpecialNo Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school)1.5 km
25 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · ages 4-11
PrimaryGood
Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024
1.6 km
27 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Laleham Lea School
Other independent school · ages 3-11
OtherNo Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school)1.7 km
28 min walk
DfE · Ofsted report
Oasis Academy Byron
Academy converter · ages 2-11
PrimaryGood
Graded inspection, Sept 2023
1.7 km
28 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 CR8 4FG: 56 minutes to Victoria 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.

CR8 4FG to central London

Victoria56 minwalk 15 min → train 3 min → train 25 min
Blackfriars58 minwalk 15 min → train 18 min → train 20 min

Stations near CR8 4FG

Reedham570 mabout 9 min walk
Coulsdon Town780 mabout 13 min walk
Purley1520 mabout 25 min walk

Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.

Bus routes near CR8 4FG

11 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 405 434 466 60 N68. Nearest stop: The Drive Woodcote, 63 m away.

Energy use around CR8 4FG: homes nearby use 77% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 20% less than in 2019

Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 038C (546 gas meters, 556 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Gas, kWh per meter per year

This neighbourhood20,482 kWh
Typical English neighbourhood11,541 kWh
This neighbourhood, 201925,747 kWh

Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 18,835 kWh.

Electricity, kWh per meter per year

This neighbourhood4,431 kWh
Typical English neighbourhood3,362 kWh
This neighbourhood, 20194,906 kWh

Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,517 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 CR8 4FG: NO₂ 11.2 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above 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.

PollutantThis squareWHO guidelineUK legal limit
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)11.21040
Fine particles (PM2.5)7.4520
Coarse particles (PM10)12.11540

µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.

Height above sea level
97 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 CR8 4FG: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 6 EV charging sites within 6 km

Nearest of each kind, from OpenStreetMap, measured in a straight line from the postcode.

ServiceNearestDistanceWithin 2 km
GP surgeryThe Coulsdon Medical Practice620 m11
PharmacyBoots900 m19
DentistIvory Dental320 m17
SupermarketWaitrose860 m5
LibraryCoulsdon Library1.1 km7
Post officeCoulsdon Post Office1.2 km7
Park or green spaceWoodcote Village Green800 m32
HospitalPurley War Memorial Hospital1.7 km1

Electric vehicle charging near CR8 4FG

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.

6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first

Public charge point620 m
BP Pulse6 bays1.0 km
Parkable10 bays1.3 km
Public charge point1.6 km
Public charge point1.7 km
Show 1 more sites
ESB Energy3 bays1.7 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 CR8 4FG: MP and councillors

Chris PhilpMP for Croydon South · ConservativePhoto © UK Parliament
Simon BrewCouncillor, Purley & Woodcote · Conservative
Samir DwesarCouncillor, Purley & Woodcote · Conservative
James HillamCouncillor, Purley & Woodcote · Conservative

Crime, food and planning around CR8 4FG

Crime and policing near CR8 4FG

1,912 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR8 4FG

05210315520709/25: 15109/2510/25: 14411/25: 12411/2512/25: 15501/26: 15301/2602/26: 17403/26: 18803/2604/26: 12205/26: 17305/2606/26: 18007/26: 18207/2608/26: 166

What was reported

Violence and sexual offences585
Anti-social behaviour332
Shoplifting207
Vehicle crime201
Other theft123
Burglary110

Latest 6 months: 1011, earlier 6 months: 901.

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 CR8 4FG

57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Achieve Together (55 m, rated 5); Oregon Care (278 m, rated 5); Woodcote Care Home (480 m, rated 5); Cliftonhouse Care (487 m, rated 5).

Caring Premises · 17Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · 16Takeaway/sandwich shop · 9Retailers - other · 7School/college/university · 3Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · 2

Planning designations around CR8 4FG

Conservation area
No
Green belt
No
Listed building on plot
No
Air quality management area
Yes (Croydon AQMA)
Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Planning authority
Croydon LPA

Photos of CR8 4FG 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.

Photo near CR8 4FG: Coulsdon, The Vale Gospel Hall
Coulsdon, The Vale Gospel Hall, 28 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo near CR8 4FG: Coulsdon, Wellwood Close
Coulsdon, Wellwood Close, 52 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo near CR8 4FG: Coulsdon, The Vale
Coulsdon, The Vale, 89 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo near CR8 4FG: Purley, Downlands Road
Purley, Downlands Road, 93 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo near CR8 4FG: Coulsdon, The Vale
Coulsdon, The Vale, 108 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo near CR8 4FG: Coulsdon, Vale Close
Coulsdon, Vale Close, 147 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo near CR8 4FG: Coulsdon, The Drive
Coulsdon, The Drive, 158 m away. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Council tax in CR8 4FG: 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.

BandPer yearPer 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.

Tower at Cane Hill Asylum, Coulsdon
Tower at Cane Hill Asylum. © Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0
View from Farthing Downs, Coulsdon
View from Farthing Downs. © Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0

CR8 4FG, Woodcote: questions people ask

What council is CR8 4FG in?

CR8 4FG is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.

What is the average house price in CR8 4FG?

CR8 4FG has 3 recorded sales, too few for a reliable median.

How much is council tax in CR8 4FG?

Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.

What schools are near CR8 4FG?

The nearest primary and secondary schools include Woodcote Primary School (600 m), Beaumont Primary School (680 m) and Woodcote High School (730 m).

How much do homes cost in CR8 4FG?

CR8 4FG has 3 recorded sales across 3 addresses, too few for a reliable median.

Which council is CR8 4FG in?

CR8 4FG falls under London Borough of Croydon, in the Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.

What is the typical home?

The most common home is a flat of about 83 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B.

Which streets are in CR8 4FG?

Smitham Downs Road.

Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.

Every address in CR8 4FG, Smitham Downs Road, Woodcote

Showing 3 of 3
AddressTypeSizeEPCLast sale£/m²
2 Kingsmead CourtFlat78 m²B£340,000 · 2024–
4 Kingsmead CourtFlat83 m²B£450,000 · 2024–
10a Smitham Downs RoadDetached106 m²B£699,950 · 2023£6,603

Tools for CR8 4FG: budget finder, council tax and price check