138 Goodenough Way, Old Coulsdon CR5 1DZ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 59 m² built 1950-1966, rated EPC C. It last sold for £146,000 in Jul 2011. The Resi IQ estimate today is £243,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £146,000 in 2011; our estimate today is £243,000, up 66% (3.4% a year), behind the 7.0% a year typical on Goodenough Way.
- What we found
- Last sold £146,000 in Jul 2011, up 240% since 1995 (7.9% a year).
- Estimate today £243,000.
- 59 m² against a street median of 82 m²; estimated £4,119/m².
- EPC C; 70% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2080 m to Coulsdon South station (about 34 min walk).
138 Goodenough Way, Old Coulsdon CR5 1DZ: a flat built 1950-1966
138 Goodenough Way is a flat in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1950-1966. It has an internal floor area of 59 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 82 m² home on Goodenough Way. The postcode is CR5 1DZ, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1995, when the home changed hands for £43,000. It sold again in 2001 for £104,000 and in 2007 for £150,000 and in 2011 for £146,000, a rise of 240% overall, or 7.9% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £243,000 implies a 66% 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 24 Jun 2019. Across Goodenough Way, 70% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 2.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 65 minutes.
138 Goodenough Way value: estimated at £243,000
This home against every recorded sale on Goodenough Way.
Sale history
| 25 Jul 2011 | Flat / maisonette | £146,000 |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Flat / maisonette | £150,000 |
| 19 Dec 2001 | Flat / maisonette | £104,000 |
| 31 May 1995 | Flat / maisonette | £43,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£222,000 to £265,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
138 Goodenough Way against the rest of Goodenough Way
Each sale of this home next to the typical sale on the road in the same year.
| Year | This home | Road median that year | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £43,000 | - | - |
| 2001 | £104,000 | £104,000 | 0% |
| 2007 | £150,000 | £151,500 | -1% |
| 2011 | £146,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £243,000 | £354,000 | -31% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Goodenough Way in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 138 Goodenough Way sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 138 Goodenough Way
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 138 Goodenough Way: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Flat
- Age band
- 1950-1966
- Floor area
- 59 m² (street median 82 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 3
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- rental (private)
- UPRN
- 100020574968
Who lives near 138 Goodenough Way: 46% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044D: 1,355 residents in 546 households around 138 Goodenough Way. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 2412%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6424%
- 65 and over19%
Household type
- One person29%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children34%
- Other25%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright20%
- Mortgage or shared26%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented46%
Cars and vans per household
- No car31%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars19%
- 3 or more7%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (551 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good78%
- Fair14%
- Bad or very bad8%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above27%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level28%
- None21%
Schools near 138 Goodenough Way: 4 within 1.8 km, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 670 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 720 m 12 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 |
| 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 138 Goodenough Way: 65 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.
138 Goodenough Way to central London
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 38 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 68 min | walk 38 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 138 Goodenough Way
| Coulsdon South | 2080 m | about 34 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 2670 m | about 43 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 3030 m | about 49 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 138 Goodenough Way
7 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404. Nearest stop: Middle Close, 106 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 138 Goodenough Way: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | Downland Surgery | 600 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 460 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 590 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 920 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 190 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 138 Goodenough Way
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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.6 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 138 Goodenough Way: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 138 Goodenough Way: NO₂ 9.3 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) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 164 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 138 Goodenough Way
Crime and policing near 138 Goodenough Way
578 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 138 Goodenough Way
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 320, earlier 6 months: 258.
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 138 Goodenough Way
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 44 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Shaw (314 m, rated 5); Hooks Food And Wine (470 m, rated 5); Londis (482 m, rated 5); Shell Old Coulsdon (482 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 138 Goodenough Way
- 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 138 Goodenough Way 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 138 Goodenough Way: 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.
138 Goodenough Way, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 138 Goodenough Way?
138 Goodenough Way has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 59 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 138 Goodenough Way last sell for?
138 Goodenough Way last sold for £146,000 on 25 Jul 2011, up 240% on its 31 May 1995 price of £43,000.
What is the estimated value of 138 Goodenough Way?
An automated estimate puts 138 Goodenough Way at £243,000, in a range of £222,000 to £265,000. 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 138 Goodenough Way?
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.