8 The Towers, Kenley CR8 5YL: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 86.88 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £475,000 in Feb 2011. The Resi IQ estimate today is £615,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £475,000 in 2011; our estimate today is £615,000, up 29% (1.7% a year), behind the 7.2% a year typical on The Towers.
- What we found
- Last sold £475,000 in Feb 2011, up 206% since 1998 (9.3% a year).
- Estimate today £615,000.
- 86.88 m² against a street median of 141 m²; estimated £7,079/m².
- EPC D; 50% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 470 m to Kenley station (about 8 min walk).
8 The Towers, Kenley CR8 5YL: a detached
8 The Towers is a detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 86.88 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 141 m² home on The Towers. The postcode is CR8 5YL, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1998, when the home changed hands for £155,000. It sold again in 2011 for £475,000, a rise of 206% overall, or 9.3% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £615,000 implies a 29% 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 D and was lodged 14 Apr 2010. Across The Towers, 50% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 470 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 56 minutes.
8 The Towers value: estimated at £615,000
This home against every recorded sale on The Towers.
Sale history
| 24 Feb 2011 | Detached house | £475,000 |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Detached house | £155,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£533,000 to £696,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 8 The Towers sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 8 The Towers
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.
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 The Towers: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 86.88 m² (street median 141 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 200001186104
Who lives near 8 The Towers: 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 040C: 1,628 residents in 643 households around 8 The Towers. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4434%
- 45 to 6424%
- 65 and over14%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children19%
- Family with children37%
- Other20%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright22%
- Mortgage or shared48%
- Private rented21%
- Social rented9%
Cars and vans per household
- No car20%
- 1 car53%
- 2 cars21%
- 3 or more5%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (878 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above47%
- A level or equivalent17%
- GCSE level22%
- None10%
Schools near 8 The Towers: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 490 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 640 m 10 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 |
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.3 km 22 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 |
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 The Towers: 56 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 The Towers to central London
| Victoria | 56 min | walk 11 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 63 min | walk 11 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 8 The Towers
| Kenley | 470 m | about 8 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 1320 m | about 21 min walk |
| Reedham | 1640 m | about 27 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 8 The Towers
1 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 439. Nearest stop: Oaks Way, 402 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 8 The Towers: 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 | The Moorings Surgery | 450 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 1.3 km | 16 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 1.9 km | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 760 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 8 The Towers
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 | 540 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 700 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 1.8 km | |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.2 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 The Towers: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 8 The Towers: NO₂ 10 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) | 10 | 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
- 120 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 The Towers
Crime and policing near 8 The Towers
1,061 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 8 The Towers
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 551, earlier 6 months: 510.
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 The Towers
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Hill House Nursing Home (198 m, rated 5); Rokewood Court Care Home (303 m, rated 5); Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery (373 m, rated 5); Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home (478 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 8 The Towers
- 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 |
Council tax at 8 The Towers: 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 The Towers, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 8 The Towers?
8 The Towers has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 86.88 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 8 The Towers last sell for?
8 The Towers last sold for £475,000 on 24 Feb 2011, up 206% on its 30 Jul 1998 price of £155,000.
What is the estimated value of 8 The Towers?
An automated estimate puts 8 The Towers at £615,000, in a range of £533,000 to £696,000. 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 The Towers?
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.