3 Alder Croft, Coulsdon CR5 2SN: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A mid-terrace house of 68 m² built 1967-1975, rated EPC D. It last sold for £285,000 in Jul 2014. The Resi IQ estimate today is £410,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £285,000 in 2014; our estimate today is £410,000, up 44% (3.0% a year), behind the 5.7% a year typical on Alder Croft.
- What we found
- Last sold £285,000 in Jul 2014.
- Estimate today £410,000, higher than 75% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 68 m² against a street median of 67.5 m²; estimated £6,029/m².
- EPC D; 19% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 670 m to Coulsdon South station (about 11 min walk).
3 Alder Croft, Coulsdon CR5 2SN: a mid-terrace built 1967-1975
3 Alder Croft is a mid-terrace house in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1967-1975. It has an internal floor area of 68 m² and 4 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 67.5 m² home on Alder Croft. The postcode is CR5 2SN, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2014, when the home changed hands for £285,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £410,000 implies a 44% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 75th 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 D and was lodged 1 Apr 2014. Across Alder Croft, 19% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 670 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 44 minutes.
3 Alder Croft value: estimated at £410,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Alder Croft.
Sale history
| 30 Jul 2014 | Terraced house | £285,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£385,000 to £435,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 3 Alder Croft sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 3 Alder Croft
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Typical routes to EPC C
This home is rated EPC D. These are the measures that usually close the gap for a typical home.
| 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 3 Alder Croft: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Terraced house
- Age band
- 1967-1975
- Floor area
- 68 m² (street median 67.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 4
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 200001193196
Similar homes that sold near 3 Alder Croft
Terraced homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Alder Croft | 61 m² | F | 29 May 2026 | £350,000 | £5,738 |
| 13 Alder Croft | 67 m² | D | 5 Jul 2024 | £367,500 | £5,485 |
| 8 Alder Croft | 68 m² | D | 14 May 2021 | £337,000 | £4,956 |
| 7 Alder Croft | 67 m² | D | 4 Oct 2019 | £349,000 | £5,209 |
Who lives near 3 Alder Croft: 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041B: 1,755 residents in 652 households around 3 Alder Croft. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children34%
- Other30%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright41%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented7%
Cars and vans per household
- No car12%
- 1 car46%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more12%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (814 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None13%
Schools near 3 Alder Croft: 11 within 1.8 km, 9 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 Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 17 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 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 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 3 Alder Croft: 44 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.
3 Alder Croft to central London
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 17 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 47 min | walk 17 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 3 Alder Croft
| Coulsdon South | 670 m | about 11 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 710 m | about 12 min walk |
| Reedham | 1630 m | about 27 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 3 Alder Croft
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 466. Nearest stop: Aldercroft, 41 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 3 Alder Croft: 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 | 860 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 810 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Coulsdon Dental Practice | 780 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 770 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 770 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 890 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Bleakfield Shaw | 300 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.8 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 3 Alder Croft
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 | 740 m |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 880 m |
| Public charge point | 1.7 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.2 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.7 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 3 Alder Croft: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 3 Alder Croft: 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) | 7.2 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 126 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 3 Alder Croft
Crime and policing near 3 Alder Croft
1,351 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 3 Alder Croft
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 691, earlier 6 months: 660.
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 3 Alder Croft
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Sodexo @ Oasis Academy Byron & The Mulberry Bush Pre-School (403 m, rated 5); Oasis Academy Byron Breakfast Club (403 m, rated 5); Coffee Plus (439 m, rated 5); Waitrose (Staff Canteen) (440 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 3 Alder Croft
- 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 £363,750 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 8% less than the authority average.
Photos of 3 Alder Croft 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 3 Alder Croft: 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.
3 Alder Croft, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 3 Alder Croft?
3 Alder Croft has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 68 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 3 Alder Croft last sell for?
3 Alder Croft last sold for £285,000 on 30 Jul 2014.
What is the estimated value of 3 Alder Croft?
An automated estimate puts 3 Alder Croft at £410,000, in a range of £385,000 to £435,000. 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 3 Alder Croft?
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.