50a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon CR5 3BA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 47.65 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £230,000 in Aug 2009. The Resi IQ estimate today is £394,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £230,000 in 2009; our estimate today is £394,000, up 71% (3.2% a year), behind the 5.8% a year typical on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon.
What we found
Last sold £230,000 in Aug 2009.
Estimate today £394,000, higher than 47% of house sales on the street since 2019.
47.65 m² against a street median of 75.18 m²; estimated £8,269/m².
EPC D; 25% of homes on the street are C or better.
530 m to Coulsdon Town station (about 9 min walk).
50a Chipstead Valley Road
50a Chipstead Valley Road
£230,000
sold 13 Aug 2009
50a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon CR5 3BA: a flat built 1930-1949
50a ChipsteadValley Road is a flat in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 47.65 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 75.18 m² home on Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon. The postcode is CR5 3BA, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2009, when the home changed hands for £230,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £394,000 implies a 71% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 47th 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 30 Jun 2009. Across Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, 25% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon Town station is 530 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 38 minutes.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
13 Aug 2009
Terraced house
£230,000
Estimate range
Last sale £230k
Estimate £394k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£321,000 to £467,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
50a 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
2009
£230,000
£196,750
+17%
Now (estimate)
£394,000
£460,000
-14%
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 50a 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 50a Chipstead Valley Road
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.
£9,700
Effective rate 2.5% on £394,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£1,861 a month
Borrowing £334,900 · deposit £59,100 · total interest £223,545
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,055 kWh a year
Saves about £852 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.0 years.
1014 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 50a Chipstead Valley Road: size, age and energy rating
Type
Flat
Age band
1930-1949
Floor area
47.65 m² (street median 75.18 m²)
Habitable rooms
3
EPC rating
D
Tenure when surveyed
owner-occupied
UPRN
10014047329
Who lives near 50a Chipstead Valley Road: 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043B: 1,339 residents in 527 households around 50a ChipsteadValley Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
83%own their home5 pts above the CR5 average
18%of residents under 151 pts below the CR5 average
18%of residents aged 65+In line with the CR5 average
47%work from home3 pts above the CR5 average
44%degree-level qualified3 pts above the CR5 average
16%homes with no car2 pts above the CR5 average
Who lives here
Age of residents
Under 1518%
15 to 2410%
25 to 4427%
45 to 6427%
65 and over18%
Household type
One person22%
Couple, no children17%
Family with children32%
Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
Owned outright38%
Mortgage or shared46%
Private rented13%
Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
No car16%
1 car47%
2 cars30%
3 or more7%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (669 workers aged 16+)
Work from home47%
Drive or passenger33%
Train, tube or tram9%
Walk or cycle6%
Bus4%
Health and learning
General health
Good or very good85%
Fair11%
Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
Degree level or above44%
A level or equivalent16%
GCSE level21%
None13%
Schools near 50a Chipstead Valley Road: 7 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
Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11
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 50a Chipstead Valley Road: 38 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.
50a Chipstead Valley Road to central London
Blackfriars
38 min
walk 11 min → train 27 min
Victoria
41 min
walk 11 min → train 30 min
Stations near 50a Chipstead Valley Road
Coulsdon Town
530 m
about 9 min walk
Coulsdon South
550 m
about 9 min walk
Woodmansterne
890 m
about 15 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 50a Chipstead Valley Road
22 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 16640440543446360633N68. Nearest stop: Portnalls Road, 79 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 50a Chipstead Valley Road: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 16 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
150 m
3
Pharmacy
Infohealth Pharmacy
240 m
3
Dentist
mydentist
190 m
4
Supermarket
Aldi
340 m
2
Library
Coulsdon Library
250 m
3
Post office
Coulsdon Post Office
100 m
3
Park or green space
Coulsdon Memorial Ground
760 m
4
Electric vehicle charging near 50a 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.
16 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
Parkable
10 bays
130 m
BP Pulse
6 bays
380 m
Public charge point
1.9 km
ESB Energy
3 bays
2.7 km
Public charge point
2.9 km
Show 11 more sites
Public charge point
2.9 km
ESB Energy
3 bays
3.0 km
ESB Energy
3 bays
3.7 km
EVolt
4.1 km
BP Pulse
2 bays
4.3 km
London - Croydon Supercharger
8 bays
4.5 km
Pod Point
4.5 km
Source London
1 bay
4.6 km
Shell Recharge
1 bay
4.8 km
Link
5.6 km
Public charge point
4 bays
5.8 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 50a Chipstead Valley Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 50a 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
85 m
Major-road noise (Defra mapping)
No mapped contour here
Rail noise (Defra mapping)
No mapped contour here
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 50a Chipstead Valley Road
Crime and policing near 50a Chipstead Valley Road
1,407 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 50a Chipstead Valley Road
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences437
Anti-social behaviour255
Vehicle crime161
Shoplifting130
Burglary94
Other theft87
Latest 6 months: 740, earlier 6 months: 667.
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 50a Chipstead Valley Road
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Bright HorizonsCoulsdon Day Nursery And Preschool (158 m, rated 5); DD's Cafe (184 m, rated 4); Singapore Orchid (184 m, rated 5); Happy Swan (184 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 50a 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 50a 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 50a 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.
50a Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 50a Chipstead Valley Road?
50a Chipstead Valley Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 47.65 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 50a Chipstead Valley Road last sell for?
50a Chipstead Valley Road last sold for £230,000 on 13 Aug 2009.
What is the estimated value of 50a Chipstead Valley Road?
An automated estimate puts 50a Chipstead Valley Road at £394,000, in a range of £321,000 to £467,000. 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 50a 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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