Sycamores, Kenley CR8 5DF: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 88.26 m², rated EPC C. It last sold for £470,000 in May 2014. The Resi IQ estimate today is £544,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £470,000 in 2014; our estimate today is £544,000, up 16% (1.2% a year), behind the 5.6% a year typical on Kenley Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £470,000 in May 2014, up 27% since 2007 (3.4% a year).
- Estimate today £544,000.
- 88.26 m² against a street median of 88.13 m²; estimated £6,164/m².
- EPC C; 63% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 50 m to Kenley station (about 1 min walk).
Sycamores, Kenley CR8 5DF: a detached
Sycamores is a detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 88.26 m² and 7 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 88.13 m² home on Kenley Lane. The postcode is CR8 5DF, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2007, when the home changed hands for £370,000. It sold again in 2010 for £432,500 and in 2014 for £470,000, a rise of 27% overall, or 3.4% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £544,000 implies a 16% 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 C and was lodged 10 May 2010. Across Kenley Lane, 63% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 50 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 49 minutes.
Sycamores value: estimated at £544,000
This home against every recorded sale on Kenley Lane.
Sale history
| 27 May 2014 | Detached house | £470,000 |
| 27 Aug 2010 | Detached house | £432,500 |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Detached house | £370,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£457,000 to £631,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Sycamores against the rest of Kenley Lane
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | £370,000 | - | - |
| 2010 | £432,500 | £380,000 | +14% |
| 2014 | £470,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £544,000 | £493,500 | +10% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Kenley Lane in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where Sycamores sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Sycamores
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC C
This home is rated EPC C. 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.
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 Sycamores: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 88.26 m² (street median 88.13 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 7
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020635722
Who lives near Sycamores: 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 48% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042A: 1,835 residents in 752 households around Sycamores. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4426%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over17%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children32%
- Other27%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright29%
- Mortgage or shared39%
- Private rented15%
- Social rented17%
Cars and vans per household
- No car15%
- 1 car49%
- 2 cars26%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (939 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above44%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level24%
- None10%
Schools near Sycamores: 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) | 280 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 870 m 14 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) | 1.0 km 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 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 Sycamores: 49 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.
Sycamores to central London
| Victoria | 49 min | walk 4 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 56 min | walk 4 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Sycamores
| Kenley | 50 m | about 1 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 940 m | about 15 min walk |
| Purley | 1730 m | about 28 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Sycamores
9 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 434 439. Nearest stop: Kenley Station, 23 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near Sycamores: 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 | 40 m | 9 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 15 |
| Dentist | Confidental Clinic | 1.9 km | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Library | Purley Library | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 380 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.1 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Sycamores
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 | 130 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 590 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 870 m |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.8 km |
| Public charge point | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.9 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 Sycamores: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near Sycamores: 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
- 84 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 Sycamores
Crime and policing near Sycamores
1,008 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Sycamores
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 527, earlier 6 months: 481.
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 Sycamores
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 32 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Morley's Fried Chicken (133 m, rated 4); Kenley Wine Merchant (133 m, rated 4); Mama Jane's Pizza (133 m, rated 4); Kenley House/China Town/Halal/Flying/Wood/Famous/BestChinese (145 m, rated 3).
Planning designations around Sycamores
- 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 |
Photos of Sycamores 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 Sycamores: 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.
Sycamores, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Sycamores?
Sycamores has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 88.26 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Sycamores last sell for?
Sycamores last sold for £470,000 on 27 May 2014, up 27% on its 28 Mar 2007 price of £370,000.
What is the estimated value of Sycamores?
An automated estimate puts Sycamores at £544,000, in a range of £457,000 to £631,000. 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 Sycamores?
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.