81 Hartley Down, Woodcote CR8 4ED: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 144.62 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £345,000 in Sept 2012. The Resi IQ estimate today is £677,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £345,000 in 2012; our estimate today is £677,000, up 96% (4.9% a year), behind the 5.6% a year typical on Hartley Down.
- What we found
- Last sold £345,000 in Sept 2012, up 196% since 1995 (6.5% a year).
- Estimate today £677,000, higher than 42% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 144.62 m² against a street median of 135.5 m²; estimated £4,681/m².
- EPC D; 30% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 490 m to Coulsdon Town station (about 8 min walk).
81 Hartley Down, Woodcote CR8 4ED: a semi-detached
81 Hartley Down is a semi-detached house in Woodcote, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 144.62 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 135.5 m² home on Hartley Down. The postcode is CR8 4ED, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1995, when the home changed hands for £116,500. It sold again in 1998 for £165,000 and in 2005 for £325,000 and in 2012 for £345,000, a rise of 196% overall, or 6.5% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £677,000 implies a 96% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 42th 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 18 Jul 2026. Across Hartley Down, 30% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon Town station is 490 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 58 minutes.
81 Hartley Down value: estimated at £677,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Hartley Down.
Sale history
| 13 Sept 2012 | Semi-detached house | £345,000 |
| 14 Oct 2005 | Semi-detached house | £325,000 |
| 4 Dec 1998 | Semi-detached house | £165,000 |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Semi-detached house | £116,500 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£571,000 to £783,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
81 Hartley Down against the rest of Hartley Down
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £116,500 | £129,900 | -10% |
| 1998 | £165,000 | - | - |
| 2005 | £325,000 | - | - |
| 2012 | £345,000 | £425,000 | -19% |
| Now (estimate) | £677,000 | £693,000 | -2% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Hartley Down in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 81 Hartley Down sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 81 Hartley Down
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 81 Hartley Down: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Floor area
- 144.62 m² (street median 135.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020666174
Similar homes that sold near 81 Hartley Down
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 Hartley Down | 146 m² | D | 5 Oct 2023 | £795,000 | £5,445 |
| 2b | 141 m² | B | 15 Dec 2021 | £674,000 | £4,780 |
| 2a | 135 m² | B | 9 Jul 2021 | £600,000 | £4,444 |
| 2c | 135 m² | B | 30 Jun 2021 | £675,000 | £5,000 |
| 2d | 141 m² | B | 30 Jun 2021 | £600,000 | £4,255 |
| 53 Hartley Down | 156 m² | D | 11 Dec 2020 | £710,000 | £4,551 |
Who lives near 81 Hartley Down: 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 55% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041D: 1,658 residents in 575 households around 81 Hartley Down. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4420%
- 45 to 6432%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person14%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children37%
- Other32%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright42%
- Mortgage or shared52%
- Private rented5%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car7%
- 1 car38%
- 2 cars37%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (783 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above50%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level21%
- None9%
Schools near 81 Hartley Down: 13 within 1.8 km, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 740 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 820 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.5 km 24 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) | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 27 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) | 1.7 km 27 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) | 1.7 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 81 Hartley Down: 58 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.
81 Hartley Down to central London
| Victoria | 58 min | walk 17 min → train 3 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 60 min | walk 17 min → train 18 min → train 20 min |
Stations near 81 Hartley Down
| Coulsdon Town | 490 m | about 8 min walk |
| Reedham | 940 m | about 15 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1120 m | about 18 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 81 Hartley Down
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 466. Nearest stop: Stoats Nest Village, 159 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 81 Hartley Down: 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 Coulsdon Medical Practice | 530 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 710 m | 15 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 460 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 680 m | 4 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 840 m | 6 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Bleakfield Shaw | 890 m | 39 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 81 Hartley Down
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
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 710 m |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.0 km |
| Public charge point | 1.1 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.6 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.1 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 81 Hartley Down: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 81 Hartley Down: NO₂ 10.8 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) | 10.8 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 101 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 81 Hartley Down
Crime and policing near 81 Hartley Down
1,887 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 81 Hartley Down
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1004, earlier 6 months: 883.
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 81 Hartley Down
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Salt & Vinegar Fish Bar (109 m, rated 5); Choice Food And Wine (109 m, rated 4); Cliftonhouse Care (423 m, rated 5); Oregon Care (537 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 81 Hartley Down
- 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 £712,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 81% more than the authority average.
Photos of 81 Hartley Down 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.
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Council tax at 81 Hartley Down: 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.
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81 Hartley Down, Woodcote: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 81 Hartley Down?
81 Hartley Down has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 144.62 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 81 Hartley Down last sell for?
81 Hartley Down last sold for £345,000 on 13 Sept 2012, up 196% on its 12 Jun 1995 price of £116,500.
What is the estimated value of 81 Hartley Down?
An automated estimate puts 81 Hartley Down at £677,000, in a range of £571,000 to £783,000. 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 81 Hartley Down?
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.