16 Waverley Avenue, Kenley CR8 5BE: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 77 m², rated EPC E. It last sold for £320,000 in Oct 2013. The Resi IQ estimate today is £502,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £320,000 in 2013; our estimate today is £502,000, up 57% (3.5% a year), behind the 6.3% a year typical on Waverley Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £320,000 in Oct 2013, up 14% since 2012 (12.7% a year).
- Estimate today £502,000.
- 77 m² against a street median of 81.5 m²; estimated £6,519/m².
- EPC E; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 940 m to Whyteleafe station (about 15 min walk).
16 Waverley Avenue, Kenley CR8 5BE: a detached
16 Waverley Avenue is a detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 77 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 81.5 m² home on Waverley Avenue. The postcode is CR8 5BE, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2012, when the home changed hands for £280,000. It sold again in 2013 for £320,000, a rise of 14% overall, or 12.7% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £502,000 implies a 57% 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 E and was lodged 14 Jun 2025. Across Waverley Avenue, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe station is 940 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 59 minutes.
16 Waverley Avenue value: estimated at £502,000
This home against every recorded sale on Waverley Avenue.
Sale history
| 4 Oct 2013 | Detached house | £320,000 |
| 22 Aug 2012 | Detached house | £280,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£470,000 to £533,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 16 Waverley Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 16 Waverley Avenue
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.
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.
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 16 Waverley Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 77 m² (street median 81.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- E
- UPRN
- 100020636915
Who lives near 16 Waverley Avenue: 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 16 Waverley Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
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+)
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 16 Waverley Avenue: 8 within 1.8 km, 6 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 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 200 m 3 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Warlingham School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.4 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hamsey Green Primary Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2020 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 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 16 Waverley Avenue: 59 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.
16 Waverley Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 59 min | walk 29 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 29 min → train 36 min |
Stations near 16 Waverley Avenue
| Whyteleafe | 940 m | about 15 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 1190 m | about 19 min walk |
| Kenley | 1230 m | about 20 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 16 Waverley Avenue
6 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 434 439. Nearest stop: New Barn Lane, 176 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 16 Waverley Avenue: 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 | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 16 |
| Dentist | Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery | 2.3 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Sanderstead Library | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Post office | Whyteleafe Post Office | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Bourne Park | 190 m | 36 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 16 Waverley 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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 400 m |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 590 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.3 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.9 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 16 Waverley Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 16 Waverley Avenue: 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
- 91 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 16 Waverley Avenue
Crime and policing near 16 Waverley Avenue
778 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 16 Waverley Avenue
What was reported
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 16 Waverley Avenue
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 36 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Kenley Kindergarten (262 m, rated 4); The Collegiate Trading Company At Kenley Primary School (262 m, rated 5); Holiplay Kenley Primary School (262 m, rated 5); BP Express (610 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 16 Waverley Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- 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 16 Waverley 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.
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Council tax at 16 Waverley 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.
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16 Waverley Avenue, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 16 Waverley Avenue?
16 Waverley Avenue has an EPC rating of band E, 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 16 Waverley Avenue last sell for?
16 Waverley Avenue last sold for £320,000 on 4 Oct 2013, up 14% on its 22 Aug 2012 price of £280,000.
What is the estimated value of 16 Waverley Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 16 Waverley Avenue at £502,000, in a range of £470,000 to £533,000. 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 16 Waverley 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.