290 Old Lodge Lane, Kenley CR8 4AQ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 78 m², rated EPC C. It last sold for £236,000 in Dec 2016. The Resi IQ estimate today is £407,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £236,000 in 2016; our estimate today is £407,000, up 72% (5.7% a year), in line with the 5.9% a year typical on Old Lodge Lane, Kenley.
- What we found
- Last sold £236,000 in Dec 2016, up 69% since 2006 (5.1% a year).
- Estimate today £407,000, higher than 0% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 78 m² against a street median of 95.06 m²; estimated £5,218/m².
- EPC C; 43% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1440 m to Kenley station (about 23 min walk).
290 Old Lodge Lane, Kenley CR8 4AQ: a flat
290 Old Lodge Lane is a flat in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 78 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 95.06 m² home on Old Lodge Lane, Kenley. The postcode is CR8 4AQ, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2006, when the home changed hands for £140,000. It sold again in 2006 for £175,000 and in 2016 for £236,000, a rise of 69% overall, or 5.1% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £407,000 implies a 72% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 0th 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 21 Oct 2008. Across Old Lodge Lane, Kenley, 43% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 1.4 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 65 minutes.
290 Old Lodge Lane value: estimated at £407,000, near the bottom of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Old Lodge Lane, Kenley.
Sale history
| 21 Dec 2016 | Flat / maisonette | £236,000 |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Flat / maisonette | £175,000 |
| 17 May 2006 | Flat / maisonette | £140,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£326,000 to £489,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
290 Old Lodge Lane against the rest of Old Lodge Lane, Kenley
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | £140,000 | £150,000 | -7% |
| 2006 | £175,000 | £150,000 | +17% |
| 2016 | £236,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £407,000 | £551,000 | -26% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Old Lodge Lane, Kenley in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 290 Old Lodge Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 290 Old Lodge Lane
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.
1002 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 290 Old Lodge Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Flat
- Floor area
- 78 m² (street median 95.06 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 3
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100022917288
Who lives near 290 Old Lodge Lane: 72% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 040B: 1,785 residents in 647 households around 290 Old Lodge Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 2412%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over17%
Household type
- One person21%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children38%
- Other27%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright30%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented17%
Cars and vans per household
- No car16%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars31%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (801 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above36%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level24%
- None15%
Schools near 290 Old Lodge Lane: 10 within 1.8 km, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 100 m 2 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 480 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 890 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | 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 290 Old Lodge Lane: 65 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.
290 Old Lodge Lane to central London
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 38 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 68 min | walk 38 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 290 Old Lodge Lane
| Kenley | 1440 m | about 23 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1460 m | about 24 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1540 m | about 25 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 290 Old Lodge Lane
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 312. Nearest stop: Canons Hill, 58 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 290 Old Lodge Lane: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 6 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 | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 15 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 40 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Bleakfield Shaw | 730 m | 40 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.8 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 290 Old Lodge Lane
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.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.6 km |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 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 290 Old Lodge Lane: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 290 Old Lodge Lane: NO₂ 10.1 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) | 10.1 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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
- 109 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 290 Old Lodge Lane
Crime and policing near 290 Old Lodge Lane
1,144 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 290 Old Lodge Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 567, earlier 6 months: 577.
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 290 Old Lodge Lane
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 34 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Costcutter (37 m, rated 4); New Valley Primary School Breakfast Club & Afterschool (52 m, rated 5); 4Every Child Ltd (52 m, rated 4); Olive Dining At New Valley Primary School (52 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 290 Old Lodge Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- 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 £567,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 44% more than the authority average.
Photos of 290 Old Lodge Lane 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 290 Old Lodge Lane: 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.
290 Old Lodge Lane, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 290 Old Lodge Lane?
290 Old Lodge Lane has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 78 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 290 Old Lodge Lane last sell for?
290 Old Lodge Lane last sold for £236,000 on 21 Dec 2016, up 69% on its 17 May 2006 price of £140,000.
What is the estimated value of 290 Old Lodge Lane?
An automated estimate puts 290 Old Lodge Lane at £407,000, in a range of £326,000 to £489,000. 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 290 Old Lodge Lane?
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.