2 Rydons Wood Close, Old Coulsdon CR5 1ST: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 135 m² built 1950-1966, rated EPC C. It last sold for £665,000 in Jan 2026. The Resi IQ estimate today is £659,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Estimated at £659,000, 24% above the typical Rydons Wood Close home (£532,000).
- What we found
- Last sold £665,000 in Jan 2026, up 96% since 2012 (5.2% a year).
- Estimate today £659,000, higher than 83% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 135 m² against a street median of 80 m²; estimated £4,881/m².
- EPC C; 22% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1840 m to Whyteleafe South station (about 30 min walk).
2 Rydons Wood Close, Old Coulsdon CR5 1ST: a detached built 1950-1966
2 Rydons Wood Close is a detached house in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1950-1966. It has an internal floor area of 135 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 80 m² home on Rydons Wood Close. The postcode is CR5 1ST, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2012, when the home changed hands for £340,000. It sold again in 2026 for £665,000, a rise of 96% overall, or 5.2% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £659,000 implies a -1% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 83th 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 C and was lodged 2 Jun 2025. Across Rydons Wood Close, 22% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe South station is 1.8 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 79 minutes.
2 Rydons Wood Close value: estimated at £659,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Rydons Wood Close.
Sale history
| 7 Jan 2026 | Detached house | £665,000 |
| 14 Sept 2012 | Detached house | £340,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£566,000 to £753,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 2 Rydons Wood Close sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 2 Rydons Wood 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.
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 2 Rydons Wood Close: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1950-1966
- Floor area
- 135 m² (street median 80 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100020576824
Who lives near 2 Rydons Wood Close: 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044E: 1,481 residents in 619 households around 2 Rydons Wood Close. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1515%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4421%
- 45 to 6428%
- 65 and over28%
Household type
- One person28%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children26%
- Other30%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright55%
- Mortgage or shared39%
- Private rented5%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars35%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (682 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good83%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above34%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None18%
Schools near 2 Rydons Wood Close: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 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 Rydons Wood Close: 79 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.
2 Rydons Wood Close to central London
| Victoria | 79 min | walk 49 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 85 min | walk 49 min → train 36 min |
Stations near 2 Rydons Wood Close
| Whyteleafe South | 1840 m | about 30 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1870 m | about 30 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 1980 m | about 32 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 2 Rydons Wood Close
2 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes . Nearest stop: Shirley Avenue / Caterham Drive, 364 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 2 Rydons Wood Close: 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 | Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 920 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 920 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 1.3 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Common | 360 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 2.2 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 2 Rydons Wood 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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.1 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.5 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.8 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 Rydons Wood Close: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 2 Rydons Wood 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) | 11.2 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 153 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 Rydons Wood Close
Crime and policing near 2 Rydons Wood Close
994 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 2 Rydons Wood Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 535, earlier 6 months: 459.
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 Rydons Wood Close
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 43 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Brightsparks Day Nursery @ Oasis Academy Coulsdon (461 m, rated 5); Woodlands Pre School (601 m, rated 5); Caterham Pumas YFC (601 m, rated 5); Sodexo @ Oasis Academy Coulsdon (689 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 2 Rydons Wood Close
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Old Coulsdon
- 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 £507,750 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 29% more than the authority average.
Photos of 2 Rydons Wood 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 Rydons Wood 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 Rydons Wood Close, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 2 Rydons Wood Close?
2 Rydons Wood Close has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 135 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 2 Rydons Wood Close last sell for?
2 Rydons Wood Close last sold for £665,000 on 7 Jan 2026, up 96% on its 14 Sept 2012 price of £340,000.
What is the estimated value of 2 Rydons Wood Close?
An automated estimate puts 2 Rydons Wood Close at £659,000, in a range of £566,000 to £753,000. 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 Rydons Wood 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.