56 Northwood Avenue, Purley CR8 2EP: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 87 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £499,950 in Jan 2017. The Resi IQ estimate today is £537,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £499,950 in 2017; our estimate today is £537,000, up 7% (0.7% a year), behind the 5.6% a year typical on Northwood Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £499,950 in Jan 2017.
- Estimate today £537,000, higher than 63% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 87 m² against a street median of 94 m²; estimated £6,172/m².
- EPC D; 10% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 760 m to Reedham station (about 12 min walk).
56 Northwood Avenue, Purley CR8 2EP: a semi-detached
56 Northwood Avenue is a semi-detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 87 m² and 4 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 94 m² home on Northwood Avenue. The postcode is CR8 2EP, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2017, when the home changed hands for £499,950. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £537,000 implies a 7% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 63th 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 9 Jul 2016. Across Northwood Avenue, 10% of rated homes reach band C or better. Reedham station is 760 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 38 minutes.
56 Northwood Avenue value: estimated at £537,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Northwood Avenue.
Sale history
| 17 Jan 2017 | Semi-detached house | £499,950 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£461,000 to £614,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
56 Northwood Avenue against the rest of Northwood Avenue
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | £499,950 | £450,000 | +11% |
| Now (estimate) | £537,000 | £509,500 | +5% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Northwood Avenue in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 56 Northwood Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 56 Northwood 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.
1000 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 56 Northwood Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Floor area
- 87 m² (street median 94 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 4
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020667838
Similar homes that sold near 56 Northwood Avenue
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 Northwood Avenue | 80 m² | C | 5 Feb 2026 | £498,000 | £6,225 |
| 40 Northwood Avenue | 93 m² | E | 23 Oct 2025 | £527,500 | £5,672 |
| 79 Northwood Avenue | 89 m² | C | 11 Jul 2025 | £500,000 | £5,618 |
| 95 Northwood Avenue | 90 m² | D | 20 Nov 2024 | £485,000 | £5,389 |
| 99 Northwood Avenue | 78 m² | D | 29 Aug 2024 | £450,000 | £5,769 |
| 113 Northwood Avenue | 93 m² | D | 6 Oct 2023 | £460,000 | £4,946 |
Who lives near 56 Northwood Avenue: 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037A: 1,437 residents in 582 households around 56 Northwood Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4430%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over16%
Household type
- One person30%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children32%
- Other23%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright28%
- Mortgage or shared37%
- Private rented27%
- Social rented7%
Cars and vans per household
- No car26%
- 1 car47%
- 2 cars23%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (713 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level19%
- None12%
Schools near 56 Northwood Avenue: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 330 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 610 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 670 m 11 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) | 930 m 15 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 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 56 Northwood Avenue: 38 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.
56 Northwood Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 38 min | walk 13 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 41 min | walk 13 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 56 Northwood Avenue
| Reedham | 760 m | about 12 min walk |
| Purley | 770 m | about 13 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 56 Northwood Avenue
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 412 439 612. Nearest stop: Northwood Avenue, 109 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 56 Northwood Avenue: 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 | Woodcote Medical | 1.3 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 610 m | 18 |
| Dentist | Confidental Clinic | 690 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 610 m | 5 |
| Library | Purley Library | 880 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 830 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | The Glade | 130 m | 33 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.0 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 56 Northwood 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.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 650 m |
| Public charge point | 740 m | |
| Public charge point | 1.0 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.0 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.2 km |
Show 1 more sites
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.0 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 56 Northwood Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 56 Northwood Avenue: NO₂ 11 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 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 87 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 56 Northwood Avenue
Crime and policing near 56 Northwood Avenue
2,138 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 56 Northwood Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1130, earlier 6 months: 1008.
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 56 Northwood Avenue
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 36 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Serenity UK Care (323 m, rated 5); Foxley Lodge (367 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Abingdon House School (400 m, rated 5); New Himalaya (429 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 56 Northwood Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- 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 £513,750 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 30% more than the authority average.
Photos of 56 Northwood 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 56 Northwood 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.
56 Northwood Avenue, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 56 Northwood Avenue?
56 Northwood Avenue has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 87 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 56 Northwood Avenue last sell for?
56 Northwood Avenue last sold for £499,950 on 17 Jan 2017.
What is the estimated value of 56 Northwood Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 56 Northwood Avenue at £537,000, in a range of £461,000 to £614,000. 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 56 Northwood 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.