1 Tilgate Gardens, Old Coulsdon CR5 1EX: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 118 m², rated EPC C. It last sold for £497,000 in Aug 2017. The Resi IQ estimate today is £624,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £497,000 in 2017; our estimate today is £624,000, up 26% (2.5% a year), in line with the 2.8% a year typical on Tilgate Gardens.
- What we found
- Last sold £497,000 in Aug 2017.
- Estimate today £624,000.
- 118 m² against a street median of 118 m²; estimated £5,288/m².
- EPC C; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2130 m to Whyteleafe station (about 35 min walk).
1 Tilgate Gardens, Old Coulsdon CR5 1EX: a semi-detached
1 Tilgate Gardens is a semi-detached house in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 118 m² according to its energy certificate, the same size as the typical 118 m² home on Tilgate Gardens. The postcode is CR5 1EX, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2017, when the home changed hands for £497,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £624,000 implies a 26% change since the last sale. Treat it as a figure to test against comparable sales rather than a price.
The energy certificate rates the home EPC band C and was lodged 21 Apr 2016. Across Tilgate Gardens, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe station is 2.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 70 minutes.
1 Tilgate Gardens value: estimated at £624,000
This home against every recorded sale on Tilgate Gardens.
Sale history
| 4 Aug 2017 | Semi-detached house | £497,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£586,000 to £661,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 1 Tilgate Gardens sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 1 Tilgate Gardens
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC C
This home is rated EPC C. It already meets the C target, so these are the measures that cut bills further.
| Improvement | Typical cost | Saves a year |
|---|---|---|
| Loft insulation to 270 mm | £900–£1,500 | £110–£170 |
| Cavity wall insulation | £1,500–£3,500 | £190–£300 |
| Low-energy lighting throughout | £100–£250 | £30–£60 |
| Air-source heat pump | £7,000–£13,000 | £0–£250 |
| Solar panels (4 kWp) | £5,000–£7,000 | £300–£600 |
Indicative UK ranges from Energy Saving Trust guidance; get quotes before you commit. The certificate for this address lists its own recommended measures on the government EPC register.
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
1013 kWh per kWp a year from PVGIS at this location (35° pitch, south-facing, 14% losses). Costs and prices are typical assumptions you can edit.
The building at 1 Tilgate Gardens: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Floor area
- 118 m² (street median 118 m²)
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 10090927962
Similar homes that sold near 1 Tilgate Gardens
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Tilgate Gardens | 118 m² | C | 30 Jun 2021 | £545,000 | £4,619 |
Who lives near 1 Tilgate Gardens: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044A: 1,650 residents in 635 households around 1 Tilgate Gardens. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person19%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children33%
- Other31%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright45%
- Mortgage or shared45%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car13%
- 1 car35%
- 2 cars36%
- 3 or more16%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (823 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above35%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level24%
- None14%
Schools near 1 Tilgate Gardens: 7 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.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 520 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 550 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.4 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 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 1 Tilgate Gardens: 70 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.
1 Tilgate Gardens to central London
| Blackfriars | 70 min | walk 43 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 73 min | walk 43 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 1 Tilgate Gardens
| Whyteleafe | 2130 m | about 35 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 2280 m | about 37 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 2300 m | about 37 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 1 Tilgate Gardens
20 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404. Nearest stop: Taunton Lane, 75 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 1 Tilgate Gardens: 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 | 680 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 650 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 510 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 740 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 720 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 2.9 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 1 Tilgate Gardens
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
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.2 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.3 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.6 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.7 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.7 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 1 Tilgate Gardens: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 1 Tilgate Gardens: NO₂ 9.7 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) | 9.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 143 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.
Crime and policing near 1 Tilgate Gardens
Crime and policing near 1 Tilgate Gardens
825 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 1 Tilgate Gardens
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 428, earlier 6 months: 397.
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 1 Tilgate Gardens
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Olive Dining Ltd At Keston Primary School (165 m, rated 5); Breakfast & AfterSchool Clubs At Keston Primary School (165 m, rated 5); Glade Fisheries (451 m, rated 4); Mary Convenience Store (516 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 1 Tilgate Gardens
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Old Coulsdon
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
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 |
Photos of 1 Tilgate Gardens 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 at 1 Tilgate Gardens: 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.
1 Tilgate Gardens, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 1 Tilgate Gardens?
1 Tilgate Gardens has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 118 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 1 Tilgate Gardens last sell for?
1 Tilgate Gardens last sold for £497,000 on 4 Aug 2017.
What is the estimated value of 1 Tilgate Gardens?
An automated estimate puts 1 Tilgate Gardens at £624,000, in a range of £586,000 to £661,000. It is a model estimate from Resi IQ, not a valuation, so compare it with recent sales on the street.
What council tax band is 1 Tilgate Gardens?
The band is held by the Valuation Office Agency, which you can look up on GOV.UK. For reference, Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.