41 Ridgemount Avenue, Coulsdon CR5 3AR: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 119 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £532,000 in Aug 2017. The Resi IQ estimate today is £678,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £532,000 in 2017; our estimate today is £678,000, up 27% (2.7% a year), behind the 4.6% a year typical on Ridgemount Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £532,000 in Aug 2017.
- Estimate today £678,000, higher than 75% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 119 m² against a street median of 121 m²; estimated £5,697/m².
- EPC D; 14% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 570 m to Woodmansterne station (about 9 min walk).
41 Ridgemount Avenue, Coulsdon CR5 3AR: a semi-detached built 1930-1949
41 Ridgemount Avenue is a semi-detached house in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 119 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 121 m² home on Ridgemount Avenue. The postcode is CR5 3AR, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2017, when the home changed hands for £532,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £678,000 implies a 27% 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 21 Jun 2016. Across Ridgemount Avenue, 14% of rated homes reach band C or better. Woodmansterne station is 570 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 64 minutes.
41 Ridgemount Avenue value: estimated at £678,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Ridgemount Avenue.
Sale history
| 22 Aug 2017 | Semi-detached house | £532,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£637,000 to £718,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 41 Ridgemount Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 41 Ridgemount Avenue
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.
1008 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 119 m² (street median 121 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100020576681
Similar homes that sold near 41 Ridgemount Avenue
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Ridgemount Avenue | 121 m² | D | 7 Feb 2025 | £650,000 | £5,372 |
Who lives near 41 Ridgemount Avenue: 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
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+)
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 41 Ridgemount Avenue: 4 within 1.8 km, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 440 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.0 km 17 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue: 64 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.
41 Ridgemount Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 64 min | walk 16 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 66 min | walk 16 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near 41 Ridgemount Avenue
| Woodmansterne | 570 m | about 9 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1020 m | about 17 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1330 m | about 22 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 41 Ridgemount Avenue
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 434. Nearest stop: Ridgemount Avenue, 86 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 41 Ridgemount Avenue: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 690 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.3 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Lakers Rise Recreation Ground | 1.1 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 41 Ridgemount Avenue
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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.2 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.5 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 41 Ridgemount Avenue: NO₂ 9.4 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) | 9.4 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 135 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue
Crime and policing near 41 Ridgemount Avenue
765 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 41 Ridgemount Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 402, earlier 6 months: 363.
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 41 Ridgemount Avenue
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (331 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (331 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Chipstead Valley Primary School (426 m, rated 5); Camp Glide At Chipstead Valley Primary School (426 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 41 Ridgemount Avenue
- 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 £562,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 43% more than the authority average.
Photos of 41 Ridgemount Avenue 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue: 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.
41 Ridgemount Avenue, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 41 Ridgemount Avenue?
41 Ridgemount Avenue has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 119 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 41 Ridgemount Avenue last sell for?
41 Ridgemount Avenue last sold for £532,000 on 22 Aug 2017.
What is the estimated value of 41 Ridgemount Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 41 Ridgemount Avenue at £678,000, in a range of £637,000 to £718,000. 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 41 Ridgemount Avenue?
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.