Driftwood Drive, Kenley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 173 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 9 addresses are in our records and 17 sales since 1995.
Driftwood Drive ranks 6th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£805,000), 59% above the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 8.2% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 25 Feb 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 17 sales on record since 1995 across 9 addresses.
- 9 addresses in 1 postcode: CR8 5HT.
- 22% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 72 min, including the walk to Kenley (1450 m).
- In Kenley ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Driftwood Drive, Kenley CR8: a short street
Driftwood Drive is a short street in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 9 addresses on it in CR8 5HT, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Kenley, about 1.4 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 173 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 56% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 22% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: detached houses 100%.
There are too few recent sales on Driftwood Drive to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Driftwood Drive is 98th for house price per square metre.
Map of Driftwood 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.
Driftwood Drive house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £925,000 (13 Driftwood Drive, 2018); lowest £209,000 (1998).
Homes on Driftwood Drive: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 173 m², 8 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Driftwood Drive
78% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Driftwood Drive: about 8.5 years, with resold homes gaining 8.2% 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. 1 of 9 addresses (11%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Driftwood Drive £209,000 (1998) → £350,000 (2003) | 4.6 yrs | 11.9% |
| 8 Driftwood Drive £210,000 (1998) → £450,000 (2006) | 7.9 yrs | 10.2% |
| 3 Driftwood Drive £213,000 (1998) → £350,000 (2004) | 5.4 yrs | 9.6% |
| 13 Driftwood Drive £399,950 (1999) → £562,500 (2003) | 3.8 yrs | 9.4% |
| 9 Driftwood Drive £414,000 (2008) → £825,000 (2018) | 10.3 yrs | 6.9% |
Latest house sales on Driftwood Drive, Kenley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 25 Feb 2026 | £805,000 | 173 m² | £4,653 |
| 9 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 23 Nov 2018 | £825,000 | 169 m² | £4,882 |
| 13 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 30 Apr 2018 | £925,000 | 248 m² | £3,730 |
| 20 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 17 Apr 2014 | £775,000 | 169 m² | £4,586 |
| 3 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 1 Mar 2013 | £455,000 | 117.85 m² | £3,861 |
| 22 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 27 Apr 2012 | £680,000 | 224.74 m² | £3,026 |
| 9 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 1 Aug 2008 | £414,000 | 169 m² | £2,450 |
| 8 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 12 Oct 2006 | £450,000 | 182 m² | £2,473 |
| 3 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 2 Feb 2004 | £350,000 | 117.85 m² | £2,970 |
| 13 Driftwood Drive | Detached house | 25 Jun 2003 | £562,500 | 248 m² | £2,268 |
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 |
Who lives around Driftwood Drive, Kenley: 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 57% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042C: 1,482 residents in 538 households around Driftwood Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1514%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4418%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over31%
Household type
- One person18%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children28%
- Other39%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright51%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented6%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car6%
- 1 car30%
- 2 cars44%
- 3 or more20%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (671 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above47%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level20%
- None11%
Schools near Driftwood Drive, Kenley: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 510 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 620 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| 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 |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.5 km 25 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 Driftwood Drive: 72 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.
Driftwood Drive to central London
| Victoria | 72 min | walk 27 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 79 min | walk 27 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Driftwood Drive
| Kenley | 1450 m | about 24 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1820 m | about 30 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2070 m | about 34 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Driftwood Drive
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Living on Driftwood Drive, Kenley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Kenley, about 1.4 km away, and Whyteleafe, about 1.8 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 72 minutes, walking included.
Aldi and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Old Coulsdon Medical Practice, The Moorings Surgery and Downland Surgery. For schools, The Hayes Primary School (good), New Valley Primary School (good) and Keston Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Oasis Academy Coulsdon (good) is the nearest secondary school at 1.5 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Grange Park, Kenley Common and Bleakfield Shaw are the nearest named green spaces. Our Kenley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Driftwood Drive: homes nearby use 82% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 19% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 042C (577 gas meters, 602 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 19,471 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 95% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,653 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 Driftwood Drive: NO₂ 9.4 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) | 9.4 | 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
- 157 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 Driftwood Drive: 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 | Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Holmes Pharmacy | 1.1 km | 15 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 750 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Grange Park | 1.0 km | 40 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Driftwood 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.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Parkable | 10 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 Driftwood Drive: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Driftwood Drive
Crime and policing near Driftwood Drive
792 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Driftwood Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 382, earlier 6 months: 410.
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 Driftwood Drive
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Aspens Services At The Hayes Primary School (569 m, rated 4); Wattenden Arms (590 m, rated 3); Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home (611 m, rated 4); Olive Dining At New Valley Primary School (733 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Driftwood Drive
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Driftwood 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.
Council tax on Driftwood 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.
Driftwood Drive, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Driftwood Drive, Kenley?
Driftwood Drive has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 17 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Driftwood Drive?
Driftwood Drive is in Kenley ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Driftwood Drive from the nearest station?
Kenley is about 1450 m from the middle of Driftwood Drive, around 24 minutes' walk, and Whyteleafe is 1820 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Driftwood Drive have?
22% of rated homes on Driftwood Drive are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Driftwood 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 Driftwood Drive?
The nearest schools include The Hayes Primary School (510 m), New Valley Primary School (620 m) and Keston Primary School (1.2 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Driftwood Drive?
Driftwood Drive has 17 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Kenley, where the median sale since 2019 is £499,000.
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 Driftwood Drive, Kenley CR8
9 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 117.85 m² | E | £455,000 · 2013 | £3,861 |
| 5 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 120 m² | E | £350,000 · 2003 | £2,917 |
| 8 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 182 m² | C | £450,000 · 2006 | £2,473 |
| 9 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 169 m² | C | £825,000 · 2018 | £4,882 |
| 10 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 173 m² | D | £805,000 · 2026 | £4,653 |
| 13 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 248 m² | D | £925,000 · 2018 | £3,730 |
| 20 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 169 m² | D | £775,000 · 2014 | £4,586 |
| 22 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 224.74 m² | D | £680,000 · 2012 | £3,026 |
| 26 Driftwood Drive | Detached | 173 m² | D | £375,000 · 1999 | £2,168 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 9 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.