2 Cruden Place, Coulsdon CR5 3FU: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 137 m², rated EPC B. It last sold for £587,995 in Dec 2016. The Resi IQ estimate today is £852,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £587,995 in 2016; our estimate today is £852,000, up 45% (3.9% a year), ahead of the 0.0% a year typical on Cruden Place.
- What we found
- Last sold £587,995 in Dec 2016.
- Estimate today £852,000.
- 137 m² against a street median of 137 m²; estimated £6,219/m².
- EPC B; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 500 m to Coulsdon South station (about 8 min walk).
2 Cruden Place, Coulsdon CR5 3FU: a detached
2 Cruden Place is a detached house in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 137 m² according to its energy certificate, the same size as the typical 137 m² home on Cruden Place. The postcode is CR5 3FU, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2016, when the home changed hands for £587,995. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £852,000 implies a 45% 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 B and was lodged 1 Dec 2016. Across Cruden Place, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 500 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 39 minutes.
2 Cruden Place value: estimated at £852,000
This home against every recorded sale on Cruden Place.
Sale history
| 16 Dec 2016 | Detached house | £587,995 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£718,000 to £987,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 2 Cruden Place sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 2 Cruden Place
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC B
This home is rated EPC B. 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.
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 2 Cruden Place: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 137 m² (street median 137 m²)
- EPC rating
- B
- Tenure when surveyed
- unknown
- UPRN
- 10093049833
Who lives near 2 Cruden Place: 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 2 Cruden Place. 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 2 Cruden Place: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 260 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 420 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 20 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) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.8 km 29 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 2 Cruden Place: 39 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.
2 Cruden Place to central London
| Blackfriars | 39 min | walk 12 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 42 min | walk 12 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 2 Cruden Place
| Coulsdon South | 500 m | about 8 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 770 m | about 13 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1100 m | about 18 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 2 Cruden Place
10 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 405. Nearest stop: Shaftesbury Lane, 48 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 2 Cruden Place: 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 | 480 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 540 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 730 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 840 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 720 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 620 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 760 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.5 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 2 Cruden Place
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 | 540 m |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 870 m |
| Public charge point | 2.4 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 2 Cruden Place: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 2 Cruden Place: 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) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 121 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 2 Cruden Place
Crime and policing near 2 Cruden Place
1,386 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 2 Cruden Place
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 730, earlier 6 months: 656.
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 2 Cruden Place
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (428 m, rated 5); St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (428 m, rated 5); The Full Monty Cafe (506 m, rated 5); Greggs At MFG Coulsdon (513 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 2 Cruden Place
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- 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 |
Council tax at 2 Cruden Place: 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.
2 Cruden Place, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 2 Cruden Place?
2 Cruden Place has an EPC rating of band B, with a recorded internal floor area of 137 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 2 Cruden Place last sell for?
2 Cruden Place last sold for £587,995 on 16 Dec 2016.
What is the estimated value of 2 Cruden Place?
An automated estimate puts 2 Cruden Place at £852,000, in a range of £718,000 to £987,000. 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 2 Cruden Place?
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.