Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close, Coulsdon CR5 3LF: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 66 m², rated EPC B. It last sold for £115,500 in Aug 2019. The Resi IQ estimate today is £210,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £115,500 in 2019; our estimate today is £210,000, up 82% (8.8% a year), ahead of the 0.0% a year typical on Iron Railway Close.
- What we found
- Last sold £115,500 in Aug 2019.
- Estimate today £210,000.
- 66 m² against a street median of 65 m²; estimated £3,182/m².
- EPC B; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 300 m to Coulsdon South station (about 5 min walk).
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close, Coulsdon CR5 3LF: a flat
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close is a flat in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 66 m² according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 65 m² home on Iron Railway Close. The postcode is CR5 3LF, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2019, when the home changed hands for £115,500. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £210,000 implies a 82% 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 B and was lodged 23 Apr 2018. Across Iron Railway Close, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 300 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 35 minutes.
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close value: estimated at £210,000
This home against every recorded sale on Iron Railway Close.
Sale history
| 30 Aug 2019 | Flat / maisonette | £115,500 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£168,000 to £252,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC B
This home is rated EPC B. 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.
1010 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Flat
- Floor area
- 66 m² (street median 65 m²)
- EPC rating
- B
- Tenure when surveyed
- unknown
- UPRN
- 10093756395
Who lives near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041C: 2,592 residents in 1,119 households around Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4439%
- 45 to 6419%
- 65 and over11%
Household type
- One person34%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children34%
- Other13%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright17%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented26%
- Social rented14%
Cars and vans per household
- No car29%
- 1 car49%
- 2 cars18%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,350 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above45%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level20%
- None14%
Schools near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 260 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 370 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.4 km 23 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 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: 35 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.
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close to central London
| Blackfriars | 35 min | walk 8 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 38 min | walk 8 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
| Coulsdon South | 300 m | about 5 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 660 m | about 11 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 940 m | about 15 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
19 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 404 405 434 463 60 633 N68. Nearest stop: Lime Tree Avenue, 84 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 5 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 | Woodcote Medical | 310 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Infohealth Pharmacy | 370 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 330 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 420 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 290 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 250 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 520 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 160 m |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 440 m |
| Public charge point | 2.0 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.7 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.9 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: 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) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 92 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
Crime and policing near Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
1,359 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 713, earlier 6 months: 646.
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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Coulsdon Comrades Club (230 m, rated 5); Wood And Stone (230 m, rated 2); Mei Gourmet (230 m, rated 5); Best Save Food & Wine Store (230 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close: 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.
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close?
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close has an EPC rating of band B, with a recorded internal floor area of 66 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close last sell for?
Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close last sold for £115,500 on 30 Aug 2019.
What is the estimated value of Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close?
An automated estimate puts Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close at £210,000, in a range of £168,000 to £252,000. 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 Flat 15, Merstham House, 3 Iron Railway Close?
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.