9 Roke Road, Kenley CR8 5NQ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 75 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £566,000 in Jan 2025. The Resi IQ estimate today is £580,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £566,000 in 2025; our estimate today is £580,000, up 2% (1.4% a year), behind the 6.3% a year typical on Roke Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £566,000 in Jan 2025, up 384% since 1997 (6.0% a year).
- Estimate today £580,000, higher than 31% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 75 m² against a street median of 131.5 m²; estimated £7,733/m².
- EPC D; 43% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 390 m to Kenley station (about 6 min walk).
9 Roke Road, Kenley CR8 5NQ: a detached
9 Roke Road is a detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 75 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 131.5 m² home on Roke Road. The postcode is CR8 5NQ, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1997, when the home changed hands for £117,000. It sold again in 2017 for £440,000 and in 2025 for £566,000, a rise of 384% overall, or 6.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £580,000 implies a 2% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 31th 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 May 2024. Across Roke Road, 43% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 390 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 48 minutes.
9 Roke Road value: estimated at £580,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Roke Road.
Sale history
| 10 Jan 2025 | Detached house | £566,000 |
| 25 Aug 2017 | Detached house | £440,000 |
| 10 Oct 1997 | Detached house | £117,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£545,000 to £615,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 9 Roke Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 9 Roke Road
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 9 Roke Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 75 m² (street median 131.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020636412
Who lives near 9 Roke Road: 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 040A: 1,370 residents in 506 households around 9 Roke Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 247%
- 25 to 4428%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person20%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children35%
- Other27%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright35%
- Mortgage or shared50%
- Private rented12%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car46%
- 2 cars31%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (717 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level19%
- None10%
Schools near 9 Roke Road: 9 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) | 200 m 3 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) | 630 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.1 km 18 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 |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.8 km 29 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) | 1.8 km 29 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 9 Roke Road: 48 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.
9 Roke Road to central London
| Victoria | 48 min | walk 23 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 51 min | walk 19 min → train 32 min |
Stations near 9 Roke Road
| Kenley | 390 m | about 6 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 910 m | about 15 min walk |
| Reedham | 1330 m | about 22 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 9 Roke Road
9 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 434 439. Nearest stop: Oaks Way, 57 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 9 Roke Road: 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 | 460 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 16 |
| Dentist | Confidental Clinic | 1.5 km | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 790 m | 36 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.8 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 9 Roke Road
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 | 270 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 410 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.3 km |
| Public charge point | 1.5 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.8 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 1.8 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 9 Roke Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 9 Roke Road: NO₂ 10.7 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) | 10.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 88 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 9 Roke Road
Crime and policing near 9 Roke Road
1,406 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 9 Roke Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 749, earlier 6 months: 657.
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 9 Roke Road
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Chartwells At Harris Primary Academy Kenley (109 m, rated 5); Rokewood Court Care Home (168 m, rated 5); Kenley Sports Club And Cricket Ground (170 m, rated 4); Lovegrass (321 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 9 Roke Road
- 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 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £657,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 67% more than the authority average.
Council tax at 9 Roke Road: 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.
9 Roke Road, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 9 Roke Road?
9 Roke Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 75 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 9 Roke Road last sell for?
9 Roke Road last sold for £566,000 on 10 Jan 2025, up 384% on its 10 Oct 1997 price of £117,000.
What is the estimated value of 9 Roke Road?
An automated estimate puts 9 Roke Road at £580,000, in a range of £545,000 to £615,000. 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 9 Roke Road?
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.