Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane, Old Coulsdon CR5 1DA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 140 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC E. It last sold for £600,000 in Apr 2015. The Resi IQ estimate today is £802,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £600,000 in 2015; our estimate today is £802,000, up 34% (2.6% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £600,000 in Apr 2015.
- Estimate today £802,000.
- 140 m² against a street median of 140 m²; estimated £5,729/m².
- EPC E; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1950 m to Coulsdon South station (about 32 min walk).
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane, Old Coulsdon CR5 1DA: a detached built 1930-1949
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane is a detached house in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 140 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, the same size as the typical 140 m² home on Ditches Lane. The postcode is CR5 1DA, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2015, when the home changed hands for £600,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £802,000 implies a 34% 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 E and was lodged 20 Feb 2025. Across Ditches Lane, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 1.9 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 59 minutes.
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane value: estimated at £802,000
This home against every recorded sale on Ditches Lane.
Sale history
| 24 Apr 2015 | Detached house | £600,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£754,000 to £850,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
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 E. 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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 140 m² (street median 140 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- E
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100020574309
Who lives near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043A: 1,648 residents in 630 households around Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person21%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children32%
- Other28%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright41%
- Mortgage or shared48%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car44%
- 2 cars32%
- 3 or more16%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (833 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level21%
- None10%
Schools near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: 4 within 1.8 km, 3 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 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 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 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: 59 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.
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane to central London
| Blackfriars | 59 min | walk 32 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 62 min | walk 32 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
| Coulsdon South | 1950 m | about 32 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 2650 m | about 43 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 2700 m | about 44 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Shops, doctors and services near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 550 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.7 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.4 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: NO₂ 9.3 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) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 146 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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
Crime and policing near Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
523 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 277, earlier 6 months: 246.
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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Netherne Pavilion Cafe Community Interest Company (942 m, rated 5); Netherne Community Amateur Sports Club (966 m, rated 5); The Shaw (1026 m, rated 5); Netherne Village Store (1052 m, rated 3).
Planning designations around Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- 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 |
Photos of Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane 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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane: 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.
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane?
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane has an EPC rating of band E, with a recorded internal floor area of 140 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane last sell for?
Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane last sold for £600,000 on 24 Apr 2015.
What is the estimated value of Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane?
An automated estimate puts Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane at £802,000, in a range of £754,000 to £850,000. 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 Badgers Welcome, Ditches Lane?
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.