1a Sherwood Road, Coulsdon CR5 3DJ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 63.08 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC E. It last sold for £370,000 in Mar 2016. The Resi IQ estimate today is £496,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £370,000 in 2016; our estimate today is £496,000, up 34% (2.8% a year), behind the 6.4% a year typical on Sherwood Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £370,000 in Mar 2016, up 147% since 2002 (6.6% a year).
- Estimate today £496,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 63.08 m² against a street median of 88 m²; estimated £7,863/m².
- EPC E; 27% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 440 m to Woodmansterne station (about 7 min walk).
1a Sherwood Road, Coulsdon CR5 3DJ: a detached built 1930-1949
1a Sherwood Road is a detached house in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 63.08 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 88 m² home on Sherwood Road. The postcode is CR5 3DJ, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2002, when the home changed hands for £150,000. It sold again in 2002 for £205,000 and in 2016 for £370,000, a rise of 147% overall, or 6.6% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £496,000 implies a 34% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 100th 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 2 Feb 2012. Across Sherwood Road, 27% of rated homes reach band C or better. Woodmansterne station is 440 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 45 minutes.
1a Sherwood Road value: estimated at £496,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Sherwood Road.
Sale history
| 23 Mar 2016 | Detached house | £370,000 |
| 1 May 2002 | Terraced house | £205,000 |
| 4 Jan 2002 | Terraced house | £150,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£463,000 to £528,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
1a Sherwood Road against the rest of Sherwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | £150,000 | £190,500 | -21% |
| 2002 | £205,000 | £190,500 | +8% |
| 2016 | £370,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £496,000 | £503,000 | -1% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Sherwood Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 1a Sherwood Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 1a Sherwood 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.
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 1a Sherwood Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 63.08 m² (street median 88 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 3
- EPC rating
- E
- Tenure when surveyed
- rental (social)
- UPRN
- 100020576854
Who lives near 1a Sherwood Road: 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043E: 2,908 residents in 992 households around 1a Sherwood Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1525%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4436%
- 45 to 6420%
- 65 and over10%
Household type
- One person13%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children49%
- Other21%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright24%
- Mortgage or shared62%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented8%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car50%
- 2 cars31%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,545 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good90%
- Fair7%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above53%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level18%
- None8%
Schools near 1a Sherwood Road: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 150 m 2 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 230 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 940 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 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 1a Sherwood Road: 45 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.
1a Sherwood Road to central London
| Blackfriars | 45 min | walk 18 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 48 min | walk 18 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 1a Sherwood Road
| Woodmansterne | 440 m | about 7 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 770 m | about 12 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 990 m | about 16 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 1a Sherwood Road
20 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 404 434 463 633. Nearest stop: Coniston Road, 164 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 1a Sherwood Road: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 3 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 | 230 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 190 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 570 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 720 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 620 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 470 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 1.0 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.3 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 1a Sherwood 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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 450 m |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 760 m |
| Public charge point | 2.2 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 1a Sherwood Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 1a Sherwood 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
- 83 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 1a Sherwood Road
Crime and policing near 1a Sherwood Road
1,377 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 1a Sherwood Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 722, earlier 6 months: 655.
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 1a Sherwood Road
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Buzz (133 m, rated 4); Greggs At MFG Coulsdon (153 m, rated 5); Budgens At ESSO Coulsdon (153 m, rated 5); I Calabresi (179 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 1a Sherwood 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 £474,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 21% more than the authority average.
Photos of 1a Sherwood 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 1a Sherwood 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.
1a Sherwood Road, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 1a Sherwood Road?
1a Sherwood Road has an EPC rating of band E, with a recorded internal floor area of 63.08 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 1a Sherwood Road last sell for?
1a Sherwood Road last sold for £370,000 on 23 Mar 2016, up 147% on its 4 Jan 2002 price of £150,000.
What is the estimated value of 1a Sherwood Road?
An automated estimate puts 1a Sherwood Road at £496,000, in a range of £463,000 to £528,000. 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 1a Sherwood 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.