8 Driftwood Drive, Kenley CR8 5HT: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 182 m², rated EPC C. It last sold for £450,000 in Oct 2006. The Resi IQ estimate today is £776,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £450,000 in 2006; our estimate today is £776,000, up 72% (2.8% a year), behind the 8.2% a year typical on Driftwood Drive.
- What we found
- Last sold £450,000 in Oct 2006, up 114% since 1998 (10.2% a year).
- Estimate today £776,000.
- 182 m² against a street median of 173 m²; estimated £4,264/m².
- EPC C; 22% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1390 m to Kenley station (about 23 min walk).
8 Driftwood Drive, Kenley CR8 5HT: a detached
8 Driftwood Drive is a detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 182 m² and 7 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 173 m² home on Driftwood Drive. The postcode is CR8 5HT, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1998, when the home changed hands for £210,000. It sold again in 2006 for £450,000, a rise of 114% overall, or 10.2% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £776,000 implies a 72% change since the last sale. Treat it as a figure to test against comparable sales rather than a price.
The energy certificate rates the home EPC band C and was lodged 3 Aug 2024. Across Driftwood Drive, 22% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 1.4 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 72 minutes.
8 Driftwood Drive value: estimated at £776,000
This home against every recorded sale on Driftwood Drive.
Sale history
| 12 Oct 2006 | Detached house | £450,000 |
| 24 Nov 1998 | Detached house | £210,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£621,000 to £932,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
8 Driftwood Drive against the rest of Driftwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | £210,000 | £210,000 | 0% |
| 2006 | £450,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £776,000 | £792,000 | -2% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Driftwood Drive in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 8 Driftwood Drive sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 8 Driftwood Drive
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC C
This home is rated EPC C. It already meets the C target, so these are the measures that cut bills further.
| 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.
1002 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 8 Driftwood Drive: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 182 m² (street median 173 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 7
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020634811
Similar homes that sold near 8 Driftwood Drive
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Driftwood Drive | 173 m² | D | 25 Feb 2026 | £805,000 | £4,653 |
Who lives near 8 Driftwood Drive: 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042C: 1,482 residents in 538 households around 8 Driftwood Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1514%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4418%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over31%
Household type
- One person18%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children28%
- Other39%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright51%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented6%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car6%
- 1 car30%
- 2 cars44%
- 3 or more20%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (671 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above47%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level20%
- None11%
Schools near 8 Driftwood Drive: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 510 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 620 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.5 km 24 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) | 1.5 km 25 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 8 Driftwood Drive: 72 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.
8 Driftwood Drive to central London
| Victoria | 72 min | walk 27 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 79 min | walk 27 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 8 Driftwood Drive
| Kenley | 1390 m | about 23 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1830 m | about 30 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2080 m | about 34 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 8 Driftwood Drive
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Shops, doctors and services near 8 Driftwood 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 | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 1.1 km | 15 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 750 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Grange Park | 1.0 km | 40 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 8 Driftwood 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 | 1.5 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.3 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 8 Driftwood Drive: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 8 Driftwood 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
- 157 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 8 Driftwood Drive
Crime and policing near 8 Driftwood Drive
792 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 8 Driftwood Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 382, earlier 6 months: 410.
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 8 Driftwood Drive
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Aspens Services At The Hayes Primary School (569 m, rated 4); Wattenden Arms (590 m, rated 3); Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home (611 m, rated 4); Olive Dining At New Valley Primary School (733 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 8 Driftwood Drive
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- 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 |
Photos of 8 Driftwood 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 8 Driftwood 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.
8 Driftwood Drive, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 8 Driftwood Drive?
8 Driftwood Drive has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 182 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 8 Driftwood Drive last sell for?
8 Driftwood Drive last sold for £450,000 on 12 Oct 2006, up 114% on its 24 Nov 1998 price of £210,000.
What is the estimated value of 8 Driftwood Drive?
An automated estimate puts 8 Driftwood Drive at £776,000, in a range of £621,000 to £932,000. 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 8 Driftwood 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.