2a The Drive, Coulsdon CR5 2BL: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 150 m² built 1950-1966, rated EPC C. It last sold for £550,000 in Jul 2015. The Resi IQ estimate today is £781,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £550,000 in 2015; our estimate today is £781,000, up 42% (3.2% a year), behind the 5.4% a year typical on The Drive.
- What we found
- Last sold £550,000 in Jul 2015.
- Estimate today £781,000, higher than 44% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 150 m² against a street median of 166 m²; estimated £5,207/m².
- EPC C; 25% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 640 m to Reedham station (about 10 min walk).
2a The Drive, Coulsdon CR5 2BL: a detached built 1950-1966
2a The Drive is a detached house in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1950-1966. It has an internal floor area of 150 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 166 m² home on The Drive. The postcode is CR5 2BL, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2015, when the home changed hands for £550,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £781,000 implies a 42% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 44th 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 Mar 2015. Across The Drive, 25% of rated homes reach band C or better. Reedham station is 640 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 49 minutes.
2a The Drive value: estimated at £781,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on The Drive.
Sale history
| 24 Jul 2015 | Detached house | £550,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£734,000 to £828,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
2a The Drive against the rest of The Drive
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | £550,000 | £550,000 | 0% |
| Now (estimate) | £781,000 | £777,000 | +1% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on The Drive in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 2a The Drive sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 2a The Drive
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 2a The Drive: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1950-1966
- Floor area
- 150 m² (street median 166 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100020577918
Who lives near 2a The Drive: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 038C: 1,457 residents in 493 households around 2a The Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 2412%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6428%
- 65 and over18%
Household type
- One person15%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children38%
- Other32%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright39%
- Mortgage or shared51%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car9%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars34%
- 3 or more17%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (731 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above52%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level17%
- None10%
Schools near 2a The Drive: 10 within 1.8 km, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 530 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 850 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 890 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.2 km 19 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 |
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 25 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) | 1.7 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 2a The Drive: 49 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.
2a The Drive to central London
| Blackfriars | 49 min | walk 22 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 52 min | walk 22 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 2a The Drive
| Reedham | 640 m | about 10 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 650 m | about 11 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1420 m | about 23 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 2a The Drive
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 405 434 463 466 60 633 N68. Nearest stop: Willow Court, 161 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 2a The Drive: 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 | The Coulsdon Medical Practice | 360 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 640 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 120 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 590 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 840 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 930 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Woodcote Village Green | 920 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 2a The Drive
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
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 700 m |
| Public charge point | 890 m | |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 km |
| Public charge point | 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 2a The Drive: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 2a The Drive: NO₂ 11.2 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) | 11.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 103 m
- Rail noise (Defra mapping)
- See Defra map
- 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 2a The Drive
Crime and policing near 2a The Drive
1,673 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 2a The Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 878, earlier 6 months: 795.
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 2a The Drive
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Oregon Care (46 m, rated 5); Achieve Together (219 m, rated 5); Cliftonhouse Care (248 m, rated 5); The Eadmund (375 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 2a The Drive
- 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 £787,067 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 100% more than the authority average.
Photos of 2a The Drive 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 2a The Drive: 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.
2a The Drive, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 2a The Drive?
2a The Drive has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 150 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 2a The Drive last sell for?
2a The Drive last sold for £550,000 on 24 Jul 2015.
What is the estimated value of 2a The Drive?
An automated estimate puts 2a The Drive at £781,000, in a range of £734,000 to £828,000. 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 2a The Drive?
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.