211a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon CR5 3BR: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 58 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC C. It last sold for £170,000 in Feb 2005. The Resi IQ estimate today is £275,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £170,000 in 2005; our estimate today is £275,000, up 62% (2.2% a year), behind the 5.8% a year typical on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon.
What we found
Last sold £170,000 in Feb 2005.
Estimate today £275,000, higher than 2% of house sales on the street since 2019.
58 m² against a street median of 75.18 m²; estimated £4,741/m².
EPC C; 25% of homes on the street are C or better.
270 m to Woodmansterne station (about 4 min walk).
211a Chipstead Valley Road
211a Chipstead Valley Road
£170,000
sold 8 Feb 2005
211a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon CR5 3BR: a flat built 1930-1949
211a ChipsteadValley Road is a flat in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 58 m² and 2 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 75.18 m² home on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon. The postcode is CR5 3BR, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2005, when the home changed hands for £170,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £275,000 implies a 62% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 2th 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 20 Sept 2022. Across Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, 25% of rated homes reach band C or better. Woodmansterne station is 270 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 45 minutes.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
8 Feb 2005
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
Estimate range
Last sale £170k
Estimate £275k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£234,000 to £315,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
211a Chipstead Valley Road against the rest of Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon
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
2005
£170,000
£200,000
-15%
Now (estimate)
£275,000
£460,000
-40%
The road median uses every recorded sale on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 211a Chipstead Valley Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
up to £3,400£3,400–£4,400£4,400–£5,000£5,000–£5,500over £5,500flat or no sale
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 211a Chipstead Valley Road
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.
£3,750
Effective rate 1.4% on £275,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£1,299 a month
Borrowing £233,750 · deposit £41,250 · total interest £156,028
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,041 kWh a year
Saves about £849 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.1 years.
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 211a Chipstead Valley Road: size, age and energy rating
Type
Flat
Age band
1930-1949
Floor area
58 m² (street median 75.18 m²)
Habitable rooms
2
EPC rating
C
Tenure when surveyed
Rented (private)
UPRN
100022914713
Similar homes that sold near 211a Chipstead Valley Road
Flat homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
Address
Size
EPC
Sold
Price
£/m²
93 Chipstead Valley Road
61 m²
C
27 Mar 2026
£417,000
£6,836
115 Chipstead Valley Road
70 m²
E
22 Jan 2024
£367,000
£5,243
237 Chipstead Valley Road
63 m²
C
29 Sept 2023
£370,000
£5,873
101 Chipstead Valley Road
69 m²
D
27 Jan 2023
£425,000
£6,159
121 Chipstead Valley Road
69 m²
D
20 Dec 2022
£375,000
£5,435
190 Chipstead Valley Road
70 m²
D
7 Jun 2021
£335,000
£4,786
Who lives near 211a Chipstead Valley 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 211a ChipsteadValley Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
84%own their home6 pts above the CR5 average
25%of residents under 156 pts above the CR5 average
10%of residents aged 65+8 pts below the CR5 average
54%work from home10 pts above the CR5 average
53%degree-level qualified12 pts above the CR5 average
8%homes with no car6 pts below the CR5 average
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+)
Work from home54%
Drive or passenger30%
Train, tube or tram9%
Walk or cycle3%
Bus2%
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 211a Chipstead Valley Road: 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
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 211a Chipstead Valley 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.
211a Chipstead Valley Road to central London
Blackfriars
45 min
walk 18 min → train 27 min
Victoria
48 min
walk 18 min → train 30 min
Stations near 211a Chipstead Valley Road
Woodmansterne
270 m
about 4 min walk
Coulsdon South
910 m
about 15 min walk
Coulsdon Town
1150 m
about 19 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 211a Chipstead Valley Road
17 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166434463633. Nearest stop: Rickman Hill, 139 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 211a Chipstead Valley 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
350 m
7
Pharmacy
Valley Pharmacy
40 m
11
Dentist
mydentist
690 m
12
Supermarket
Aldi
840 m
6
Library
Coulsdon Library
750 m
5
Post office
Coulsdon Post Office
600 m
9
Park or green space
Corrigan Recreation Ground
1.1 km
38
Hospital
Purley War Memorial Hospital
3.4 km
3
Electric vehicle charging near 211a Chipstead Valley 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
590 m
BP Pulse
6 bays
880 m
Public charge point
2.3 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 211a Chipstead Valley Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 211a Chipstead Valley 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
84 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 211a Chipstead Valley Road
Crime and policing near 211a Chipstead Valley Road
1,377 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 211a Chipstead Valley Road
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences441
Anti-social behaviour238
Vehicle crime153
Shoplifting133
Burglary90
Other theft86
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 211a Chipstead Valley Road
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Greggs At MFG Coulsdon (0 m, rated 5); Budgens At ESSO Coulsdon (0 m, rated 5); I Calabresi (27 m, rated 5); Mr Chips (27 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 211a Chipstead Valley 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 £400,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 2% more than the authority average.
Photos of 211a Chipstead Valley 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 211a Chipstead Valley 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.
211a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 211a Chipstead Valley Road?
211a Chipstead Valley Road has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 58 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 211a Chipstead Valley Road last sell for?
211a Chipstead Valley Road last sold for £170,000 on 8 Feb 2005.
What is the estimated value of 211a Chipstead Valley Road?
An automated estimate puts 211a Chipstead Valley Road at £275,000, in a range of £234,000 to £315,000. 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 211a Chipstead Valley 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.
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