18 Smitham Bottom Lane, Woodcote CR8 3DA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 192 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £1,060,000 in Feb 2019. The Resi IQ estimate today is £1,098,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £1,060,000 in 2019; our estimate today is £1,098,000, up 4% (0.5% a year), behind the 4.8% a year typical on Smitham Bottom Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £1,060,000 in Feb 2019, up 136% since 2006 (7.0% a year).
- Estimate today £1,098,000, higher than 82% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 192 m² against a street median of 179.9 m²; estimated £5,719/m².
- EPC D; 61% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1450 m to Reedham station (about 24 min walk).
18 Smitham Bottom Lane, Woodcote CR8 3DA: a detached
18 Smitham Bottom Lane is a detached house in Woodcote, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 192 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 179.9 m² home on Smitham Bottom Lane. The postcode is CR8 3DA, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2006, when the home changed hands for £450,000. It sold again in 2009 for £475,000 and in 2014 for £840,000 and in 2019 for £1,060,000, a rise of 136% overall, or 7.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £1,098,000 implies a 4% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 82th 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 10 Jan 2014. Across Smitham Bottom Lane, 61% of rated homes reach band C or better. Reedham station is 1.4 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 67 minutes.
18 Smitham Bottom Lane value: estimated at £1,098,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Smitham Bottom Lane.
Sale history
| 8 Feb 2019 | Detached house | £1,060,000 |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Detached house | £840,000 |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Detached house | £475,000 |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Detached house | £450,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£878,000 to £1,318,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
18 Smitham Bottom Lane against the rest of Smitham Bottom Lane
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | £450,000 | - | - |
| 2009 | £475,000 | £615,000 | -23% |
| 2014 | £840,000 | £847,500 | -1% |
| 2019 | £1,060,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £1,098,000 | £934,500 | +17% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Smitham Bottom Lane in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 18 Smitham Bottom Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
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.
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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 192 m² (street median 179.9 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020669744
Similar homes that sold near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Smitham Bottom Lane | 189 m² | D | 19 Jun 2025 | £880,000 | £4,656 |
Who lives near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane. 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 320 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 650 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 800 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) | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 19 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) | 1.3 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 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.7 km 28 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: 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.
18 Smitham Bottom Lane to central London
| Victoria | 67 min | walk 42 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 67 min | walk 40 min → train 27 min |
Stations near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
| Reedham | 1450 m | about 24 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1710 m | about 28 min walk |
| Purley | 1970 m | about 32 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 463 633. Nearest stop: Woodcote Park, 215 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: 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 | Woodcote Medical | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 1.4 km | 18 |
| Dentist | Foxley Lane Dental Care | 1.2 km | 19 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Post office | The Mount Post Office | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Woodcote Village Green | 380 m | 29 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.0 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
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 | 1.3 km | |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.8 km |
| Public charge point | 1.9 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.9 km | |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
Crime and policing near 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
734 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Thomas Franks Catering @ Cumnor House Girls School (291 m, rated 5); Thomas Franks Catering @ Cumnor House Nursery Purley (347 m, rated 5); Lord Roberts On The Green (357 m, rated 5); Beth Ezra (386 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 18 Smitham Bottom Lane
- 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 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £895,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 127% more than the authority average.
Photos of 18 Smitham Bottom Lane 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane: 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.
18 Smitham Bottom Lane, Woodcote: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 18 Smitham Bottom Lane?
18 Smitham Bottom Lane has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 192 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 18 Smitham Bottom Lane last sell for?
18 Smitham Bottom Lane last sold for £1,060,000 on 8 Feb 2019, up 136% on its 1 Jun 2006 price of £450,000.
What is the estimated value of 18 Smitham Bottom Lane?
An automated estimate puts 18 Smitham Bottom Lane at £1,098,000, in a range of £878,000 to £1,318,000. 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 18 Smitham Bottom Lane?
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.