2 Lavender Close, Coulsdon CR5 3EU: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A home, rated EPC C. It last sold for £740,000 in Aug 2018. The Resi IQ estimate today is £998,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £740,000 in 2018; our estimate today is £998,000, up 35% (3.8% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £740,000 in Aug 2018, up 103% since 2001 (4.3% a year).
- Estimate today £998,000.
- Floor area not recorded.
- EPC C; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1370 m to Coulsdon South station (about 22 min walk).
2 Lavender Close, Coulsdon CR5 3EU: a home
2 Lavender Close is a home in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. The postcode is CR5 3EU, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2001, when the home changed hands for £365,000. It sold again in 2018 for £740,000, a rise of 103% overall, or 4.3% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £998,000 implies a 35% 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 3 Jul 2026. Across Lavender Close, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 1.4 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 50 minutes.
2 Lavender Close value: estimated at £998,000
This home against every recorded sale on Lavender Close.
Sale history
| 24 Aug 2018 | Detached house | £740,000 |
| 5 Oct 2001 | Detached house | £365,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£930,000 to £1,066,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 2 Lavender Close sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 2 Lavender Close
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.
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 Lavender Close: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Other house
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020575483
Who lives near 2 Lavender Close: 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 Lavender Close. 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 Lavender Close: 5 within 1.8 km, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 660 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 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 2 Lavender Close: 50 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 Lavender Close to central London
| Blackfriars | 50 min | walk 23 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 53 min | walk 23 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 2 Lavender Close
| Coulsdon South | 1370 m | about 22 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1470 m | about 24 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1550 m | about 25 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 2 Lavender Close
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 405. Nearest stop: Woodfield Hill, 101 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 2 Lavender Close: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.8 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Farthing Downs | 870 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 2 Lavender Close
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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.6 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 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 2 Lavender Close: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 2 Lavender Close: NO₂ 9.3 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) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 131 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 Lavender Close
Crime and policing near 2 Lavender Close
613 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 2 Lavender Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 327, earlier 6 months: 286.
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 Lavender Close
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Croftdown House Residential Home (86 m, rated 4); Netherne Community Amateur Sports Club (402 m, rated 5); Bramley Health (427 m, rated 4); Serenity School Coulsdon (660 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 2 Lavender Close
- 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 |
Photos of 2 Lavender Close 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 2 Lavender Close: 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 Lavender Close, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 2 Lavender Close?
2 Lavender Close has an EPC rating of band C. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 2 Lavender Close last sell for?
2 Lavender Close last sold for £740,000 on 24 Aug 2018, up 103% on its 5 Oct 2001 price of £365,000.
What is the estimated value of 2 Lavender Close?
An automated estimate puts 2 Lavender Close at £998,000, in a range of £930,000 to £1,066,000. 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 Lavender Close?
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.