154 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon CR5 3BB: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 77 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £237,000 in Jul 2007. The Resi IQ estimate today is £466,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £237,000 in 2007; our estimate today is £466,000, up 97% (3.6% a year), behind the 5.8% a year typical on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon.
What we found
Last sold £237,000 in Jul 2007.
Estimate today £466,000, higher than 95% of house sales on the street since 2019.
77 m² against a street median of 75.18 m²; estimated £6,052/m².
EPC D; 25% of homes on the street are C or better.
630 m to Coulsdon South station (about 10 min walk).
154 Chipstead Valley Road
154 Chipstead Valley Road
£237,000
sold 12 Jul 2007
154 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon CR5 3BB: a semi-detached built 1930-1949
154 ChipsteadValley Road is a semi-detached house in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 77 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 75.18 m² home on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon. The postcode is CR5 3BB, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2007, when the home changed hands for £237,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £466,000 implies a 97% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 95th 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 15 May 2020. Across Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, 25% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 630 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 41 minutes.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
12 Jul 2007
Semi-detached house
£237,000
Estimate range
Last sale £237k
Estimate £466k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£436,000 to £496,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
154 Chipstead Valley Road against the rest of Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon
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
2007
£237,000
£249,975
-5%
Now (estimate)
£466,000
£460,000
+1%
The road median uses every recorded sale on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 154 Chipstead Valley Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
up to £3,400£3,400–£4,400£4,400–£5,000£5,000–£5,500over £5,500flat or no sale
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 154 Chipstead 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 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.
£13,300
Effective rate 2.9% on £466,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£2,202 a month
Borrowing £396,100 · deposit £69,900 · total interest £264,396
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,041 kWh a year
Saves about £849 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 154 Chipstead Valley Road: size, age and energy rating
Type
Semi-detached house
Age band
1930-1949
Floor area
77 m² (street median 75.18 m²)
Habitable rooms
5
EPC rating
D
Tenure when surveyed
owner-occupied
UPRN
100020573179
Similar homes that sold near 154 Chipstead Valley Road
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
Address
Size
EPC
Sold
Price
£/m²
160 Chipstead Valley Road
74 m²
D
20 Mar 2025
£431,000
£5,824
144 Chipstead Valley Road
83 m²
E
17 Mar 2022
£420,000
£5,060
333 Chipstead Valley Road
71 m²
E
11 Aug 2021
£430,000
£6,056
327 Chipstead Valley Road
69 m²
D
27 Nov 2020
£385,000
£5,580
156 Chipstead Valley Road
68 m²
E
23 Aug 2019
£327,000
£4,809
Who lives near 154 Chipstead Valley Road: 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043B: 1,339 residents in 527 households around 154 ChipsteadValley Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
83%own their home5 pts above the CR5 average
18%of residents under 151 pts below the CR5 average
18%of residents aged 65+In line with the CR5 average
47%work from home3 pts above the CR5 average
44%degree-level qualified3 pts above the CR5 average
16%homes with no car2 pts above the CR5 average
Who lives here
Age of residents
Under 1518%
15 to 2410%
25 to 4427%
45 to 6427%
65 and over18%
Household type
One person22%
Couple, no children17%
Family with children32%
Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
Owned outright38%
Mortgage or shared46%
Private rented13%
Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
No car16%
1 car47%
2 cars30%
3 or more7%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (669 workers aged 16+)
Work from home47%
Drive or passenger33%
Train, tube or tram9%
Walk or cycle6%
Bus4%
Health and learning
General health
Good or very good85%
Fair11%
Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
Degree level or above44%
A level or equivalent16%
GCSE level21%
None13%
Schools near 154 Chipstead Valley Road: 6 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
Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11
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 154 Chipstead Valley Road: 41 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.
154 Chipstead Valley Road to central London
Blackfriars
41 min
walk 14 min → train 27 min
Victoria
44 min
walk 14 min → train 30 min
Stations near 154 Chipstead Valley Road
Coulsdon South
630 m
about 10 min walk
Woodmansterne
640 m
about 10 min walk
Coulsdon Town
790 m
about 13 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 154 Chipstead Valley Road
19 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 16640440543446360633N68. Nearest stop: Coniston Road, 119 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 154 Chipstead Valley Road: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 4 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
Woodcote Medical
50 m
7
Pharmacy
Valley Pharmacy
350 m
11
Dentist
mydentist
380 m
12
Supermarket
Aldi
540 m
6
Library
Coulsdon Library
450 m
5
Post office
Coulsdon Post Office
290 m
9
Park or green space
Coulsdon Memorial Ground
890 m
38
Hospital
Purley War Memorial Hospital
3.2 km
3
Electric vehicle charging near 154 Chipstead 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.
4 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
Parkable
10 bays
290 m
BP Pulse
6 bays
570 m
Public charge point
2.0 km
ESB Energy
3 bays
2.9 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 154 Chipstead Valley Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 154 Chipstead Valley Road: NO₂ 10.8 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above 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)
10.8
10
40
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3
5
20
Coarse particles (PM10)
11.9
15
40
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
Height above sea level
89 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 154 Chipstead Valley Road
Crime and policing near 154 Chipstead Valley Road
1,413 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 154 Chipstead Valley Road
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences440
Anti-social behaviour256
Vehicle crime157
Shoplifting133
Burglary95
Other theft85
Latest 6 months: 738, earlier 6 months: 675.
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 154 Chipstead Valley Road
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Buzz (269 m, rated 4); Budgens At ESSO Coulsdon (306 m, rated 5); Greggs At MFG Coulsdon (306 m, rated 5); Mr Chips (331 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 154 Chipstead Valley Road
Conservation area
No
Green belt
No
Listed building on plot
No
Air quality management area
Yes (Croydon AQMA)
Ward
Coulsdon Town
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 £400,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 2% more than the authority average.
Photos of 154 Chipstead 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 154 Chipstead 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.
154 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 154 Chipstead Valley Road?
154 Chipstead Valley Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 77 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 154 Chipstead Valley Road last sell for?
154 Chipstead Valley Road last sold for £237,000 on 12 Jul 2007.
What is the estimated value of 154 Chipstead Valley Road?
An automated estimate puts 154 Chipstead Valley Road at £466,000, in a range of £436,000 to £496,000. 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 154 Chipstead 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.
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