65 Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon CR5 1JP: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 88 m² built 1976-1982, rated EPC D. It last sold for £450,000 in Jun 2020. The Resi IQ estimate today is £568,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £450,000 in 2020; our estimate today is £568,000, up 26% (3.7% a year), behind the 6.2% a year typical on Caterham Drive.
- What we found
- Last sold £450,000 in Jun 2020, up 359% since 1996 (6.7% a year).
- Estimate today £568,000, higher than 55% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 88 m² against a street median of 112.35 m²; estimated £6,455/m².
- EPC D; 15% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2050 m to Whyteleafe station (about 33 min walk).
65 Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon CR5 1JP: a semi-detached built 1976-1982
65 Caterham Drive is a semi-detached house in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1976-1982. It has an internal floor area of 88 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 112.35 m² home on Caterham Drive. The postcode is CR5 1JP, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1996, when the home changed hands for £98,000. It sold again in 2002 for £215,000 and in 2006 for £292,000 and in 2016 for £406,000 and in 2020 for £450,000, a rise of 359% overall, or 6.7% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £568,000 implies a 26% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 55th 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 13 Jan 2020. Across Caterham Drive, 15% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe station is 2.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 62 minutes.
65 Caterham Drive value: estimated at £568,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Caterham Drive.
Sale history
| 2 Jun 2020 | Semi-detached house | £450,000 |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Semi-detached house | £406,000 |
| 17 Aug 2006 | Semi-detached house | £292,000 |
| 12 Sept 2002 | Semi-detached house | £215,000 |
| 23 Oct 1996 | Semi-detached house | £98,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£534,000 to £602,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
65 Caterham Drive against the rest of Caterham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | £98,000 | £98,000 | 0% |
| 2002 | £215,000 | £215,000 | 0% |
| 2006 | £292,000 | - | - |
| 2016 | £406,000 | £432,500 | -6% |
| 2020 | £450,000 | £450,000 | 0% |
| Now (estimate) | £568,000 | £619,500 | -8% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Caterham Drive in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 65 Caterham Drive sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 65 Caterham Drive
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.
1013 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 65 Caterham Drive: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Age band
- 1976-1982
- Floor area
- 88 m² (street median 112.35 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100020572626
Similar homes that sold near 65 Caterham Drive
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 Caterham Drive | 85 m² | D | 27 Oct 2023 | £492,500 | £5,794 |
| 245 Caterham Drive | 94 m² | E | 23 Sept 2021 | £460,000 | £4,894 |
| 215 Caterham Drive | 92 m² | D | 20 Nov 2020 | £437,000 | £4,750 |
Who lives near 65 Caterham Drive: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044A: 1,650 residents in 635 households around 65 Caterham Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person19%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children33%
- Other31%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright45%
- Mortgage or shared45%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car13%
- 1 car35%
- 2 cars36%
- 3 or more16%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (823 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above35%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level24%
- None14%
Schools near 65 Caterham Drive: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 540 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 760 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 900 m 15 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 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.6 km 26 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 65 Caterham Drive: 62 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.
65 Caterham Drive to central London
| Blackfriars | 62 min | walk 35 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 65 min | walk 35 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 65 Caterham Drive
| Whyteleafe | 2050 m | about 33 min walk |
| Kenley | 2170 m | about 35 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 2220 m | about 36 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 65 Caterham Drive
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404. Nearest stop: Caterham Drive / Keston Avenue, 23 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 65 Caterham 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 | Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 570 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 670 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 630 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 910 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 630 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Grange Park | 680 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 65 Caterham 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
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.1 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.2 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.2 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.4 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.4 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.5 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 65 Caterham Drive: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 65 Caterham Drive: 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) | 11.2 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 134 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 65 Caterham Drive
Crime and policing near 65 Caterham Drive
754 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 65 Caterham Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 393, earlier 6 months: 361.
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 65 Caterham Drive
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Olive Dining Ltd At Keston Primary School (261 m, rated 5); Breakfast & AfterSchool Clubs At Keston Primary School (261 m, rated 5); Whyatts Coffee Shop (550 m, rated 4); Danny's Fish & Chips (550 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 65 Caterham Drive
- 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 £540,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 37% more than the authority average.
Photos of 65 Caterham 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 65 Caterham 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.
65 Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 65 Caterham Drive?
65 Caterham Drive has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 88 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 65 Caterham Drive last sell for?
65 Caterham Drive last sold for £450,000 on 2 Jun 2020, up 359% on its 23 Oct 1996 price of £98,000.
What is the estimated value of 65 Caterham Drive?
An automated estimate puts 65 Caterham Drive at £568,000, in a range of £534,000 to £602,000. 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 65 Caterham 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.