CR8 5HT, Driftwood Drive, Kenley: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a detached house of about 173 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 17 sales recorded since 1995 across 9 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
CR8 5HT has 9 homes valued at a median of £792,000, ranking 46th of 297 postcodes in CR8.
- What we found
- 9 addresses on Driftwood Drive.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Kenley ward.
- 22% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Around 64% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Kenley station is about 1450 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 72 min.
CR8 5HT: a Kenley postcode on Driftwood Drive
CR8 5HT is a postcode on Driftwood Drive in Kenley. It is in London Borough of Croydon, in Kenley 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.
9 addresses on record. The most common home is a detached house of about 173 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 22% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 42% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 157 m above sea level. 64% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Kenley, is 1.4 km away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 72 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR8 5HT, Driftwood Drive: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR8 5HT: every recorded sale since 1995
Homes in CR8 5HT, Driftwood Drive: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 173 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £4,653
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 8.2%
- Ward
- Kenley
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR8 5HT
Type
Latest house sales in CR8 5HT, Kenley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 25 Feb 2026 | £805,000 | 173 m² | £4,653 |
| 9 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 23 Nov 2018 | £825,000 | 169 m² | £4,882 |
| 13 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 30 Apr 2018 | £925,000 | 248 m² | £3,730 |
| 20 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 17 Apr 2014 | £775,000 | 169 m² | £4,586 |
| 3 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 1 Mar 2013 | £455,000 | 117.85 m² | £3,861 |
| 22 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 27 Apr 2012 | £680,000 | 224.74 m² | £3,026 |
| 9 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 1 Aug 2008 | £414,000 | 169 m² | £2,450 |
| 8 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 12 Oct 2006 | £450,000 | 182 m² | £2,473 |
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 CR8 5HT: 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042C: 1,482 residents in 538 households around CR8 5HT. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1514%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4418%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over31%
Household type
- One person18%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children28%
- Other39%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright51%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented6%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car6%
- 1 car30%
- 2 cars44%
- 3 or more20%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (671 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above47%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level20%
- None11%
Schools near CR8 5HT, Driftwood Drive: 8 within 1.8 km, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 510 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 620 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.5 km 25 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 5HT: 72 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 5HT to central London
| Victoria | 72 min | walk 27 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 79 min | walk 27 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near CR8 5HT
| Kenley | 1450 m | about 24 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1820 m | about 30 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2070 m | about 34 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR8 5HT
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Energy use around CR8 5HT: homes nearby use 82% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 19% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 042C (577 gas meters, 602 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 19,471 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 95% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,653 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 5HT: NO₂ 9.4 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) | 9.4 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 157 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 5HT: 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.
| Service | Nearest | Distance | Within 2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP surgery | Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 1.1 km | 15 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 750 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Grange Park | 1.0 km | 40 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR8 5HT
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
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.5 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 5HT: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR8 5HT
Crime and policing near CR8 5HT
792 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR8 5HT
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 382, earlier 6 months: 410.
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 5HT
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Aspens Services At The Hayes Primary School (569 m, rated 4); Wattenden Arms (590 m, rated 3); Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home (611 m, rated 4); Olive Dining At New Valley Primary School (733 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around CR8 5HT
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of CR8 5HT 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 CR8 5HT: 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.
CR8 5HT, Kenley: questions people ask
What council is CR8 5HT in?
CR8 5HT is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR8 5HT?
CR8 5HT has 17 recorded sales, too few for a reliable median.
How much is council tax in CR8 5HT?
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 5HT?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include The Hayes Primary School (510 m), New Valley Primary School (620 m) and Keston Primary School (1.2 km).
How much do homes cost in CR8 5HT?
CR8 5HT has 17 recorded sales across 9 addresses, too few for a reliable median.
Which council is CR8 5HT in?
CR8 5HT falls under London Borough of Croydon, in the Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a detached house of about 173 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR8 5HT?
Driftwood Drive.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR8 5HT, Driftwood Drive, Kenley
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 117.85 m² | E | £455,000 · 2013 | £3,861 |
| 5 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 120 m² | E | £350,000 · 2003 | £2,917 |
| 8 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 182 m² | C | £450,000 · 2006 | £2,473 |
| 9 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 169 m² | C | £825,000 · 2018 | £4,882 |
| 10 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 173 m² | D | £805,000 · 2026 | £4,653 |
| 13 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 248 m² | D | £925,000 · 2018 | £3,730 |
| 20 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 169 m² | D | £775,000 · 2014 | £4,586 |
| 22 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 224.74 m² | D | £680,000 · 2012 | £3,026 |
| 26 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 173 m² | D | £375,000 · 1999 | £2,168 |