15a Woodcote Park Avenue, Woodcote CR8 3ND: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house, rated EPC C. It last sold for £705,000 in Apr 2003. The Resi IQ estimate today is £1,240,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £705,000 in 2003; our estimate today is £1,240,000, up 76% (2.4% a year), behind the 9.6% a year typical on Woodcote Park Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £705,000 in Apr 2003, up 24% since 2000 (9.6% a year).
- Estimate today £1,240,000.
- Floor area not recorded.
- EPC C; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1590 m to Reedham station (about 26 min walk).
15a Woodcote Park Avenue, Woodcote CR8 3ND: a detached
15a Woodcote Park Avenue is a detached house in Woodcote, London Borough of Croydon. The postcode is CR8 3ND, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2000, when the home changed hands for £570,000. It sold again in 2003 for £705,000, a rise of 24% overall, or 9.6% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £1,240,000 implies a 76% 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 Jul 2026. Across Woodcote Park Avenue, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Reedham station is 1.6 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 67 minutes.
15a Woodcote Park Avenue value: estimated at £1,240,000
This home against every recorded sale on Woodcote Park Avenue.
Sale history
| 14 Apr 2003 | Detached house | £705,000 |
| 14 Dec 2000 | Detached house | £570,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£1,119,000 to £1,361,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 15a Woodcote Park Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020670521
Who lives near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: 92% of homes are owner-occupied and 53% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 038A: 1,656 residents in 538 households around 15a Woodcote Park Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4422%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over25%
Household type
- One person13%
- Couple, no children13%
- Family with children34%
- Other40%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright43%
- Mortgage or shared49%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car6%
- 1 car29%
- 2 cars39%
- 3 or more26%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (785 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above52%
- A level or equivalent13%
- GCSE level18%
- None11%
Schools near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: 7 within 1.8 km, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 550 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 610 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 780 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Laleham Lea School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington High School for Girls Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2019 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.6 km 25 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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: 67 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.
15a Woodcote Park Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 67 min | walk 42 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 67 min | walk 40 min → train 27 min |
Stations near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
| Reedham | 1590 m | about 26 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1610 m | about 26 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1830 m | about 30 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 463 633. Nearest stop: Woodcote Park, 355 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: 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 | Bramley Avenue Surgery | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 1.6 km | 18 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 1.4 km | 18 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Post office | The Mount Post Office | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Woodcote Village Green | 550 m | 30 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
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
| Public charge point | 1.5 km | |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.7 km |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.8 km |
| Public charge point | 2.1 km | |
| Public charge point | 2.1 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.8 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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: NO₂ 11 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) | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 118 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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
Crime and policing near 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
734 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 362, earlier 6 months: 372.
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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Beth Ezra (451 m, rated 5); Brightsparks Day Nursery (464 m, rated 5); Lord Roberts On The Green (494 m, rated 5); Thomas Franks Catering @ Cumnor House Girls School (537 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 15a Woodcote Park Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- 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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue 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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue: 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.
15a Woodcote Park Avenue, Woodcote: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 15a Woodcote Park Avenue?
15a Woodcote Park Avenue has an EPC rating of band C. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 15a Woodcote Park Avenue last sell for?
15a Woodcote Park Avenue last sold for £705,000 on 14 Apr 2003, up 24% on its 14 Dec 2000 price of £570,000.
What is the estimated value of 15a Woodcote Park Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 15a Woodcote Park Avenue at £1,240,000, in a range of £1,119,000 to £1,361,000. 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 15a Woodcote Park Avenue?
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.