139 Valley Road, Kenley CR8 5BZ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 93 m², rated EPC E. It last sold for £471,000 in Sept 2019. The Resi IQ estimate today is £538,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £471,000 in 2019; our estimate today is £538,000, up 14% (1.9% a year), behind the 5.1% a year typical on Valley Road.
What we found
Last sold £471,000 in Sept 2019.
Estimate today £538,000, higher than 57% of house sales on the street since 2019.
93 m² against a street median of 85.25 m²; estimated £5,785/m².
EPC E; 32% of homes on the street are C or better.
950 m to Whyteleafe station (about 15 min walk).
139 Valley Road
139 Valley Road
£471,000
sold 4 Sept 2019
139 Valley Road, Kenley CR8 5BZ: a semi-detached
139 Valley Road is a semi-detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 93 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 85.25 m² home on Valley Road. The postcode is CR8 5BZ, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2019, when the home changed hands for £471,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £538,000 implies a 14% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 57th 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 E and was lodged 5 Jun 2019. Across Valley Road, 32% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe station is 950 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 56 minutes.
139 Valley Road value: estimated at £538,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Valley Road.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
4 Sept 2019
Semi-detached house
£471,000
Estimate range
Last sale £471k
Estimate £538k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£486,000 to £591,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
139 Valley Road against the rest of Valley Road
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
2019
£471,000
£302,500
+56%
Now (estimate)
£538,000
£511,500
+5%
The road median uses every recorded sale on Valley Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 139 Valley Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
up to £3,300£3,300–£4,100£4,100–£4,800£4,800–£5,400over £5,400flat or no sale
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 139 Valley Road
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 E. 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.
£16,900
Effective rate 3.1% on £538,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£2,542 a month
Borrowing £457,300 · deposit £80,700 · total interest £305,247
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,038 kWh a year
Saves about £848 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.1 years.
1010 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 139 Valley Road: size, age and energy rating
Type
Semi-detached house
Floor area
93 m² (street median 85.25 m²)
Habitable rooms
5
EPC rating
E
UPRN
100020636773
Similar homes that sold near 139 Valley Road
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
Address
Size
EPC
Sold
Price
£/m²
60 Valley Road
92 m²
D
20 Mar 2026
£515,000
£5,598
103 Valley Road
100 m²
D
28 Oct 2025
£475,000
£4,750
97 Valley Road
84 m²
C
30 Jan 2024
£500,000
£5,952
113 Valley Road
88 m²
D
27 Apr 2023
£530,000
£6,023
80 Valley Road
101.75 m²
E
10 Aug 2022
£520,000
£5,111
114 Valley Road
101 m²
D
28 Sept 2021
£546,000
£5,406
Who lives near 139 Valley Road: 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042B: 1,895 residents in 723 households around 139 Valley Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
76%own their home1 pts above the CR8 average
19%of residents under 151 pts above the CR8 average
14%of residents aged 65+4 pts below the CR8 average
45%work from home4 pts below the CR8 average
38%degree-level qualified9 pts below the CR8 average
15%homes with no car1 pts below the CR8 average
Who lives here
Age of residents
Under 1519%
15 to 2411%
25 to 4427%
45 to 6429%
65 and over14%
Household type
One person20%
Couple, no children16%
Family with children37%
Other27%
Homes and cars
Tenure
Owned outright29%
Mortgage or shared49%
Private rented8%
Social rented14%
Cars and vans per household
No car15%
1 car44%
2 cars30%
3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,016 workers aged 16+)
Work from home45%
Drive or passenger36%
Train, tube or tram9%
Bus4%
Walk or cycle4%
Health and learning
General health
Good or very good87%
Fair10%
Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
Degree level or above38%
A level or equivalent19%
GCSE level25%
None12%
Schools near 139 Valley Road: 9 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
Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11
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 139 Valley Road: 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.
139 Valley Road to central London
Victoria
56 min
walk 26 min → train 30 min
Blackfriars
62 min
walk 26 min → train 36 min
Stations near 139 Valley Road
Whyteleafe
950 m
about 15 min walk
Kenley
1200 m
about 20 min walk
Upper Warlingham
1210 m
about 20 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 139 Valley Road
9 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407434439. Nearest stop: New Barn Lane, 58 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 139 Valley Road: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 5 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
The Moorings Surgery
1.2 km
9
Pharmacy
Hobbs Pharmacy
940 m
16
Dentist
Taunton Lane Dental Practice
2.5 km
17
Supermarket
Waitrose
2.0 km
6
Library
Bradmore Green Library
2.6 km
6
Post office
Whyteleafe Post Office
1.0 km
8
Park or green space
Bourne Park
330 m
36
Hospital
Purley War Memorial Hospital
3.3 km
1
Electric vehicle charging near 139 Valley Road
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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
ESB Energy
3 bays
530 m
BP Pulse
2 bays
540 m
ESB Energy
3 bays
1.4 km
ESB Energy
3 bays
1.8 km
Shell Recharge
1 bay
2.1 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 139 Valley Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 139 Valley Road: NO₂ 9.9 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)
9.9
10
40
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.1
5
20
Coarse particles (PM10)
11.8
15
40
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
Height above sea level
98 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 139 Valley Road
Crime and policing near 139 Valley Road
778 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 139 Valley Road
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences228
Anti-social behaviour134
Vehicle crime82
Shoplifting80
Criminal damage and arson61
Other theft61
Latest 6 months: 409, earlier 6 months: 369.
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 139 Valley Road
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Kenley Kindergarten (179 m, rated 4); The Collegiate Trading Company At Kenley Primary School (179 m, rated 5); Holiplay Kenley Primary School (179 m, rated 5); BP Express (554 m, rated 5).
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 £520,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 32% more than the authority average.
Photos of 139 Valley Road 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 139 Valley Road: 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.
139 Valley Road has an EPC rating of band E, with a recorded internal floor area of 93 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 139 Valley Road last sell for?
139 Valley Road last sold for £471,000 on 4 Sept 2019.
What is the estimated value of 139 Valley Road?
An automated estimate puts 139 Valley Road at £538,000, in a range of £486,000 to £591,000. 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 139 Valley Road?
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.
Tools for 139 Valley Road: budget finder, council tax and price check
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