Wilmington, Kenley CR8 5DJ: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 173 m², rated EPC C. It last sold for £737,000 in Apr 2018. The Resi IQ estimate today is £618,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £737,000 in 2018; our estimate today is £618,000, down 16% (-2.1% a year), behind the 5.1% a year typical on Valley Road.
What we found
Last sold £737,000 in Apr 2018, up 321% since 1997 (7.2% a year).
Estimate today £618,000, higher than 89% of house sales on the street since 2019.
173 m² against a street median of 85.25 m²; estimated £3,572/m².
EPC C; 32% of homes on the street are C or better.
350 m to Kenley station (about 6 min walk).
Wilmington
Wilmington
£175,000
sold 28 Aug 1997
Wilmington, Kenley CR8 5DJ: a detached
Wilmington is a detached house in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 173 m² and 10 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 85.25 m² home on Valley Road. The postcode is CR8 5DJ, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1997, when the home changed hands for £175,000. It sold again in 2018 for £737,000, a rise of 321% overall, or 7.2% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £618,000 implies a -16% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 89th 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 C and was lodged 24 Jul 2017. Across Valley Road, 32% of rated homes reach band C or better. Kenley station is 350 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 53 minutes.
Wilmington value: estimated at £618,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Valley Road.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
25 Apr 2018
Detached house
£737,000
28 Aug 1997
Detached house
£175,000
Estimate range
Last sale £737k
Estimate £618k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£495,000 to £742,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Wilmington against the rest of Valley Road
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
1997
£175,000
£91,750
+91%
2018
£737,000
£425,000
+73%
Now (estimate)
£618,000
£511,500
+21%
The road median uses every recorded sale on Valley Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where Wilmington sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
up to £3,300£3,300–£4,100£4,100–£4,800£4,800–£5,400over £5,400flat or no sale
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Wilmington
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.
£20,900
Effective rate 3.4% on £618,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£2,920 a month
Borrowing £525,300 · deposit £92,700 · total interest £350,636
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,006 kWh a year
Saves about £841 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.1 years.
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 Wilmington: size, age and energy rating
Type
Detached house
Floor area
173 m² (street median 85.25 m²)
Habitable rooms
10
EPC rating
C
UPRN
100020636652
Similar homes that sold near Wilmington
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
Address
Size
EPC
Sold
Price
£/m²
143 Valley Road
176 m²
C
9 Aug 2024
£662,500
£3,764
Who lives near Wilmington: 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 Wilmington. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
66%own their home9 pts below the CR8 average
19%of residents under 151 pts above the CR8 average
17%of residents aged 65+1 pts below the CR8 average
48%work from home1 pts below the CR8 average
44%degree-level qualified3 pts below the CR8 average
15%homes with no car1 pts below the CR8 average
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+)
Work from home48%
Drive or passenger32%
Train, tube or tram11%
Bus5%
Walk or cycle4%
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 Wilmington: 7 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)
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 Wilmington: 53 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.
Wilmington to central London
Victoria
53 min
walk 8 min → train 4 min → train 25 min
Blackfriars
60 min
walk 8 min → train 4 min → train 28 min
Stations near Wilmington
Kenley
350 m
about 6 min walk
Riddlesdown
1180 m
about 19 min walk
Whyteleafe
1800 m
about 29 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Wilmington
9 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407434439. Nearest stop: Hazeldene Court, 49 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near Wilmington: 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
310 m
9
Pharmacy
Riddlesdown Pharmacy
1.3 km
16
Dentist
Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery
2.0 km
17
Supermarket
Waitrose
1.9 km
7
Library
Sanderstead Library
2.2 km
5
Post office
Riddlesdown Post Office
1.3 km
8
Park or green space
Riddlesdown
290 m
36
Hospital
Purley War Memorial Hospital
2.4 km
1
Electric vehicle charging near Wilmington
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
460 m
ESB Energy
3 bays
540 m
ESB Energy
3 bays
940 m
BP Pulse
2 bays
1.4 km
Shell Recharge
1 bay
1.9 km
Show 1 more sites
Public charge point
2.2 km
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Air quality and noise near Wilmington: NO₂ 10 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)
10
10
40
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.1
5
20
Coarse particles (PM10)
11.4
15
40
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
Height above sea level
98 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 Wilmington
Crime and policing near Wilmington
848 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Wilmington
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences264
Anti-social behaviour164
Vehicle crime111
Shoplifting78
Burglary53
Other theft44
Latest 6 months: 448, earlier 6 months: 400.
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 Wilmington
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 32 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery (204 m, rated 5); Morley's Fried Chicken (472 m, rated 4); Kenley Wine Merchant (472 m, rated 4); Mama Jane's Pizza (472 m, rated 4).
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 £520,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 32% more than the authority average.
Photos of Wilmington 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 Wilmington: 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.
Wilmington has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 173 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Wilmington last sell for?
Wilmington last sold for £737,000 on 25 Apr 2018, up 321% on its 28 Aug 1997 price of £175,000.
What is the estimated value of Wilmington?
An automated estimate puts Wilmington at £618,000, in a range of £495,000 to £742,000. 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 Wilmington?
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.
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