Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 112.35 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 40 addresses are in our records and 74 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £540,000 since 2019, about £4,865 per m².
Caterham Drive ranks 46th of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£619,500), 8% above the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 6.2% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 5 Jan 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £540,000 since 2019 (22 sales), about £4,865/m².
- 40 addresses in 3 postcodes: CR5 1JL, CR5 1JP, CR5 1JS.
- 15% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 78 min, including the walk to Whyteleafe (1870 m).
- In Old Coulsdon ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon CR5: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £540k
Caterham Drive is a medium-sized street in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 40 addresses on it across 3 postcodes (CR5 1JL, CR5 1JP, CR5 1JS), in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Whyteleafe, about 1.9 km away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 112.35 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 63% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 15% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: semi-detached houses 63%, detached houses 38%. 68% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Caterham Drive sold for a median of £540,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £500,000 and £578,750. That is above the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Caterham Drive is 79th for house price per square metre.
Map of Caterham Drive: every home by price per m²
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale. Switch the colouring to see where prices, energy ratings and recent sales cluster.
Caterham Drive house prices: up 25% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £734,000 (55 Caterham Drive, 2022); lowest £91,000 (1995).
What a house costs on Caterham Drive: about £540k; semi-detached homes sell for the least and detached homes the most
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 25 | 17 | £525,000 | 115 m² | £4,872 |
| Detached | 15 | 5 | £540,000 | 136 m² | £4,865 |
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs on Caterham Drive
Middle half of 22 house sales since 2019: £500,000 to £578,750; median £540,000.
Caterham Drive against nearby CR5 roads: mid-table for house prices per m², 79 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham Drive | this road | 40 | £540,000 | £4,865 | 15% |
| Shirley Avenue | 250 m | 12 | £565,000 | £5,707 | 0% |
| Rydons Wood Close | 250 m | 9 | £507,750 | £6,068 | 22% |
| Carew Close | 250 m | 21 | £545,000 | £5,396 | 14% |
| Darcy Close | 400 m | 16 | £533,500 | £5,884 | 6% |
| Taunton Lane | 500 m | 18 | £542,500 | £4,481 | 11% |
| Keston Avenue | 600 m | 42 | £543,750 | £5,371 | 12% |
| Chandos Gardens | 600 m | 14 | £507,500 | £5,230 | 93% |
| Waddington Avenue | 750 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
Roads with at least 8 addresses in our records, nearest first by distance between road centres. For comparison the whole CR5 sample has a median sale of £500,000, £5,087/m² for houses and 40% rated C or better.
What drives the price on Caterham Drive
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Caterham Drive | Shirley Avenue | Rydons Wood Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £619,500 | £603,500 | £532,000 |
| Typical floor area | 112.35 m² | 118 m² | 80 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,865 | £5,707 | £6,068 |
| Detached homes | 38% | 75% | 11% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Caterham Drive is 3% dearer than Shirley Avenue. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Caterham Drive: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 112.35 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Caterham Drive
85% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
Does a better rating pay? Houses rated C or better sold for a median £4,865/m² against £4,862/m² for D or lower (6 and 16 sales).
How long people stay on Caterham Drive: about 7.1 years, with resold homes gaining 6.2% a year
Time between consecutive sales of the same home. A short gap often means a quick resale after renovation; a long gap means a settled street.
Years between sales of the same home
Number of repeat sales by years held. 15 of 40 addresses (38%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 144 Caterham Drive £105,500 (1996) → £172,000 (1999) | 3.3 yrs | 16.2% |
| 65 Caterham Drive £98,000 (1996) → £215,000 (2002) | 5.9 yrs | 14.3% |
| 158 Caterham Drive £139,500 (1997) → £284,950 (2002) | 5.5 yrs | 13.8% |
| 69 Caterham Drive £120,000 (1998) → £345,000 (2006) | 8.4 yrs | 13.4% |
| 195 Caterham Drive £91,000 (1995) → £247,500 (2003) | 8.6 yrs | 12.4% |
Latest house sales on Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 5 Jan 2026 | £627,000 | 115 m² | £5,452 |
| 255 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 17 Sept 2025 | £512,000 | 115 m² | £4,452 |
| 166 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 25 Jul 2025 | £575,000 | 114 m² | £5,044 |
| 168 Caterham Drive | Detached house | 7 Apr 2025 | £730,000 | 136 m² | £5,368 |
| 144 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 27 Oct 2023 | £492,500 | 85 m² | £5,794 |
| 195 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 3 May 2023 | £570,000 | 117 m² | £4,872 |
| 37a Caterham Drive | Detached house | 31 Jan 2023 | £540,000 | 111 m² | £4,865 |
| 183 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 31 Oct 2022 | £650,000 | 143 m² | £4,545 |
| 160 Caterham Drive | Detached house | 15 Sept 2022 | £660,000 | 136 m² | £4,853 |
| 55 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached house | 25 Jul 2022 | £734,000 | 148 m² | £4,959 |
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
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 road: houses sold for a median of £540,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 37% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon: 94% of homes are owner-occupied and 40% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044E: 1,481 residents in 619 households around Caterham Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1515%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4421%
- 45 to 6428%
- 65 and over28%
Household type
- One person28%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children26%
- Other30%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright55%
- Mortgage or shared39%
- Private rented5%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars35%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (682 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good83%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above34%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None18%
Schools near Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 760 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 860 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.6 km 25 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 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 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 Caterham Drive: 78 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.
Caterham Drive to central London
| Victoria | 78 min | walk 48 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 84 min | walk 48 min → train 36 min |
Stations near Caterham Drive
| Whyteleafe | 1870 m | about 30 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1960 m | about 32 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2020 m | about 33 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Caterham Drive
3 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes . Nearest stop: Shirley Avenue / Caterham Drive, 282 m away.
Living on Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Whyteleafe, about 1.9 km away, and Whyteleafe South, about 2.0 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 78 minutes, walking included.
Tesco and Co-op Food are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Old Coulsdon Medical Practice, Downland Surgery and The Chaldon Road Surgery. For schools, Keston Primary School (good), Audley Primary School (good) and St Francis Catholic Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Oasis Academy Coulsdon (good) is the nearest secondary school at 760 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Coulsdon Common and Kenley Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Old Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Caterham Drive: homes nearby use 37% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 17% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 044E (626 gas meters, 641 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 14,148 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 82% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,005 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near Caterham Drive: 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) | 11.2 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 141 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.
Shops, doctors and services near Caterham Drive: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 3 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 | Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 1.0 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 1.3 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Common | 450 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 2.3 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Caterham Drive
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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.4 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.7 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 Caterham Drive: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Caterham Drive
Crime and policing near Caterham Drive
994 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Caterham Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 535, earlier 6 months: 459.
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 Caterham Drive
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 43 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Brightsparks Day Nursery @ Oasis Academy Coulsdon (558 m, rated 5); Woodlands Pre School (704 m, rated 5); Caterham Pumas YFC (704 m, rated 5); Wattenden Arms (737 m, rated 3).
Planning designations around Caterham Drive
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Old Coulsdon
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Caterham Drive 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.
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Caterham Drive home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£540,000).
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.
How Caterham Drive compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Caterham Drive ranks 54th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £540,000 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 62nd of 96 for house price per square metre. 15% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 7.2 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Caterham Drive | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £540,000 | £543,750 | 54th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £4,865 | £5,147 | 62nd of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 15% | 25% | 70th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 7.2 | 7.3 | 52nd of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 6.2% | 5.3% | 27th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 46th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Caterham Drive: 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.
Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon?
Houses on Caterham Drive sold for a median of £540,000 since 2019 from 22 sales, and the median across all home types is £540,000.
Which council covers Caterham Drive?
Caterham Drive is in Old Coulsdon ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Caterham Drive from the nearest station?
Whyteleafe is about 1870 m from the middle of Caterham Drive, around 30 minutes' walk, and Whyteleafe South is 1960 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Caterham Drive have?
15% of rated homes on Caterham Drive are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Caterham Drive?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Caterham Drive?
The nearest schools include Oasis Academy Coulsdon (760 m), Keston Primary School (1.1 km) and Audley Primary School (1.3 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Caterham Drive?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £540,000 from 22 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £500,000 and £578,750.
How is this calculated?
Sales come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, and floor areas and energy ratings from the EPC register. Medians use sales since 2019; £/m² uses houses only. See the method note below.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address on Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon CR5
40 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 103 m² | E | £450,000 · 2020 | £4,369 |
| 29 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 111.7 m² | D | £530,000 · 2015 | £4,745 |
| 37a Caterham Drive | Detached | 111 m² | C | £540,000 · 2023 | £4,865 |
| 39 Caterham Drive | Detached | 138 m² | C | £537,500 · 2021 | £3,895 |
| 49 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 128 m² | E | £186,500 · 2001 | £1,457 |
| 51 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 191 m² | D | £570,000 · 2020 | £2,984 |
| 53 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 84.32 m² | D | £430,000 · 2018 | £5,100 |
| 55 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 148 m² | D | £734,000 · 2022 | £4,959 |
| 57 Caterham Drive | Detached | 124 m² | D | £383,000 · 2007 | £3,089 |
| 61 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 63 m² | D | £338,000 · 2014 | £5,365 |
| 63 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 105 m² | D | £153,000 · 2001 | £1,457 |
| 65 Caterham Drive | Semi-detached | 88 m² | D | £450,000 · 2020 | £5,114 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 40 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.