12 Benham Close, Old Coulsdon CR5 1JB: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 92.88 m² built 1950-1966, rated EPC D. It last sold for £330,000 in Mar 2014. The Resi IQ estimate today is £500,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £330,000 in 2014; our estimate today is £500,000, up 52% (3.4% a year), behind the 4.9% a year typical on Benham Close.
- What we found
- Last sold £330,000 in Mar 2014, up 10% since 2006 (1.3% a year).
- Estimate today £500,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 92.88 m² against a street median of 79 m²; estimated £5,383/m².
- EPC D; 22% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1890 m to Coulsdon South station (about 31 min walk).
12 Benham Close, Old Coulsdon CR5 1JB: a semi-detached built 1950-1966
12 Benham Close is a semi-detached house in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1950-1966. It has an internal floor area of 92.88 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 79 m² home on Benham Close. The postcode is CR5 1JB, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2006, when the home changed hands for £299,950. It sold again in 2014 for £330,000, a rise of 10% overall, or 1.3% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £500,000 implies a 52% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 100th percentile of recent house sales on the street. Treat it as a figure to test against comparable sales rather than a price.
The energy certificate rates the home EPC band D and was lodged 9 Jan 2011. Across Benham Close, 22% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 1.9 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 64 minutes.
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12 Benham Close value: estimated at £500,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Benham Close.
Sale history
| 14 Mar 2014 | Semi-detached house | £330,000 |
| 19 Oct 2006 | Semi-detached house | £299,950 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£466,000 to £534,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 12 Benham Close sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 12 Benham Close
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Typical routes to EPC C
This home is rated EPC D. These are the measures that usually close the gap for a typical home.
| 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 12 Benham Close: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Age band
- 1950-1966
- Floor area
- 92.88 m² (street median 79 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- rental (private)
- UPRN
- 100020571874
Similar homes that sold near 12 Benham Close
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Benham Close | 96 m² | C | 18 Mar 2019 | £390,000 | £4,063 |
Who lives near 12 Benham Close: 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 12 Benham Close. 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 12 Benham Close: 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 | 440 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 720 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 800 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 20 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) | 1.8 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 12 Benham Close: 64 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.
12 Benham Close to central London
| Blackfriars | 64 min | walk 37 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 67 min | walk 37 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 12 Benham Close
| Coulsdon South | 1890 m | about 31 min walk |
| Kenley | 2130 m | about 35 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 2140 m | about 35 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 12 Benham Close
11 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404. Nearest stop: The Glade, 38 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 12 Benham Close: 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 | 400 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 500 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 540 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 730 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 460 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Grange Park | 500 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.3 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 12 Benham Close
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 | 2.2 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.2 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.2 km |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.3 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.4 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 12 Benham Close: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 12 Benham Close: 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
- 130 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 12 Benham Close
Crime and policing near 12 Benham Close
682 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 12 Benham Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 353, earlier 6 months: 329.
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 12 Benham Close
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 36 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Olive Dining Ltd At Keston Primary School (302 m, rated 5); Breakfast & AfterSchool Clubs At Keston Primary School (302 m, rated 5); St John The Evangelist (390 m, rated 5); Whyatts Coffee Shop (399 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 12 Benham Close
- 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 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £433,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 10% more than the authority average.
Photos of 12 Benham Close 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.
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Council tax at 12 Benham Close: 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.
12 Benham Close, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 12 Benham Close?
12 Benham Close has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 92.88 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 12 Benham Close last sell for?
12 Benham Close last sold for £330,000 on 14 Mar 2014, up 10% on its 19 Oct 2006 price of £299,950.
What is the estimated value of 12 Benham Close?
An automated estimate puts 12 Benham Close at £500,000, in a range of £466,000 to £534,000. 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 12 Benham Close?
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.