68 Mead Way, Old Coulsdon CR5 1PJ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 108 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £550,000 in Mar 2023. The Resi IQ estimate today is £605,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £550,000 in 2023; our estimate today is £605,000, up 10% (2.7% a year), behind the 5.3% a year typical on Mead Way.
- What we found
- Last sold £550,000 in Mar 2023, up 161% since 2001 (4.5% a year).
- Estimate today £605,000, higher than 84% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 108 m² against a street median of 94 m²; estimated £5,602/m².
- EPC D; 14% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1100 m to Coulsdon South station (about 18 min walk).
68 Mead Way, Old Coulsdon CR5 1PJ: a detached built 1930-1949
68 Mead Way is a detached house in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 108 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 94 m² home on Mead Way. The postcode is CR5 1PJ, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2001, when the home changed hands for £211,000. It sold again in 2005 for £285,000 and in 2023 for £550,000, a rise of 161% overall, or 4.5% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £605,000 implies a 10% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 84th 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 28 Oct 2022. Across Mead Way, 14% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 1.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 46 minutes.
68 Mead Way value: estimated at £605,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Mead Way.
Sale history
| 27 Mar 2023 | Semi-detached house | £550,000 |
| 1 Apr 2005 | Semi-detached house | £285,000 |
| 7 Sept 2001 | Semi-detached house | £211,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£568,000 to £641,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 68 Mead Way sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 68 Mead Way
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 68 Mead Way: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 108 m² (street median 94 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100020575864
Similar homes that sold near 68 Mead Way
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 Mead Way | 98 m² | D | 24 Mar 2022 | £630,000 | £6,429 |
Who lives near 68 Mead Way: 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 53% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044B: 1,461 residents in 593 households around 68 Mead Way. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4423%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over27%
Household type
- One person23%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children27%
- Other35%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright51%
- Mortgage or shared37%
- Private rented4%
- Social rented8%
Cars and vans per household
- No car13%
- 1 car40%
- 2 cars35%
- 3 or more12%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (675 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above43%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None12%
Schools near 68 Mead Way: 8 within 1.8 km, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 390 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 610 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 890 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.6 km 25 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 68 Mead Way: 46 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.
68 Mead Way to central London
| Blackfriars | 46 min | walk 19 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 49 min | walk 19 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 68 Mead Way
| Coulsdon South | 1100 m | about 18 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1660 m | about 27 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 2180 m | about 35 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 68 Mead Way
8 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 60 N68. Nearest stop: New Hill, 91 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 68 Mead Way: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 5 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 | Downland Surgery | 550 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 610 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 850 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 370 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 650 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | New Hill | 410 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.8 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 68 Mead Way
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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.5 km |
| Public charge point | 2.7 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.8 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 68 Mead Way: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 68 Mead Way: NO₂ 9.9 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) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 112 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 68 Mead Way
Crime and policing near 68 Mead Way
977 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 68 Mead Way
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 532, earlier 6 months: 445.
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 68 Mead Way
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 38 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: 17th Purley Scout Group (261 m, rated 5); Daisy Chain Preschool Old Coulsdon LLP (261 m, rated 5); Meadows Preschool (371 m, rated 5); School Breakfast Club At Coulsdon C Of E Primary School (386 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 68 Mead Way
- 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 £547,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 39% more than the authority average.
Photos of 68 Mead Way 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 68 Mead Way: 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.
68 Mead Way, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 68 Mead Way?
68 Mead Way has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 108 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 68 Mead Way last sell for?
68 Mead Way last sold for £550,000 on 27 Mar 2023, up 161% on its 7 Sept 2001 price of £211,000.
What is the estimated value of 68 Mead Way?
An automated estimate puts 68 Mead Way at £605,000, in a range of £568,000 to £641,000. 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 68 Mead Way?
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.