Farm Lane, Woodcote CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 274 m² with 9 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC F. 1 addresses are in our records and 1 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 19 Jan 2018. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 1 sale on record since 1995 across 1 address.
- 1 addresses in 1 postcode: CR8 3PW.
- 0% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 56 min, including the walk to Reedham (1750 m).
- In Purley & Woodcote ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Farm Lane, Woodcote CR8: a small street
Farm Lane is a small street in Woodcote, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 1 address on it in CR8 3PW, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Reedham, about 1.8 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 274 m² with 9 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC F. 0% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 0% 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 Farm Lane to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Farm Lane: 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.
Farm Lane house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £975,000 (Onslow, 2018); lowest £975,000 (2018).
Homes on Farm Lane
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 274 m², 9 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Farm Lane
100% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
Latest house sales on Farm Lane, Woodcote
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow | Detached house | 19 Jan 2018 | £975,000 | 274 m² | £3,558 |
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 Farm Lane, Woodcote: 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 52% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 038E: 1,639 residents in 567 households around Farm Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4422%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over24%
Household type
- One person18%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children31%
- Other36%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car32%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more26%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (785 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above59%
- A level or equivalent12%
- GCSE level16%
- None9%
Schools near Farm Lane, Woodcote: 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 460 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 640 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Laleham Lea School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 660 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington High School for Girls Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2019 | 780 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Bandon Hill Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.8 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oaks Park High School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 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 Farm Lane: 56 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.
Farm Lane to central London
| Victoria | 56 min | walk 31 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 59 min | walk 31 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Farm Lane
| Reedham | 1750 m | about 28 min walk |
| Purley | 1980 m | about 32 min walk |
| Wallington | 2110 m | about 34 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Farm Lane
8 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 127 463 612 633. Nearest stop: Woodcote Lane, 54 m away.
Living on Farm Lane, Woodcote: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Reedham, about 1.8 km away, and Purley, about 2.0 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 56 minutes, walking included. 4 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 127, 463, 612 and 633, with Woodcote Lane the closest stop.
Sainsbury's and Tesco Extra are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Manor Practice and Jubilee Health Centre. For schools, Wallington Primary Academy (good), Woodcote Primary School and Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and The John Fisher School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 640 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Woodcote Green, Woodcote Village Green and Roundshaw Park are the nearest named green spaces. Our Woodcote guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Farm Lane: homes nearby use 134% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 038E (620 gas meters, 708 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 100% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 24,961 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 4,464 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 Farm Lane: NO₂ 11.9 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) | 11.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 104 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 Farm Lane: 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 | Woodcote Medical | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 1.2 km | 19 |
| Dentist | Foxley Lane Dental Care | 1.1 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Sainsbury's | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Library | The Library @ The Phoenix Centre | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 550 m | 29 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.9 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Farm Lane
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
| Public charge point | 1.7 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.8 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.8 km | |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 2.3 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.4 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.6 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 Farm Lane: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Farm Lane
Crime and policing near Farm Lane
1,318 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Farm Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 688, earlier 6 months: 630.
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 Farm Lane
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Purley Sports Club (317 m, rated 3); Chestnut Gardens Care Home (415 m, rated 5); Thomas Franks Catering @ Cumnor House Girls School (545 m, rated 5); Nourish Contract Catering At Laleham Lea School (548 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Farm Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Council tax on Farm Lane: 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.
Farm Lane, Woodcote: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Farm Lane, Woodcote?
Farm Lane has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 1 sale are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Farm Lane?
Farm Lane is in Purley & Woodcote ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Farm Lane from the nearest station?
Reedham is about 1750 m from the middle of Farm Lane, around 28 minutes' walk, and Purley is 1980 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Farm Lane have?
0% of rated homes on Farm Lane are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Farm Lane?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Farm Lane?
The nearest schools include The John Fisher School (640 m), Wallington High School for Girls (780 m) and Woodcote High School (1.3 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Farm Lane?
Farm Lane has 1 recorded sale since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Woodcote, where the median sale since 2019 is £600,000.
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 Farm Lane, Woodcote CR8
1 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow | Detached | 274 m² | F | £975,000 · 2018 | £3,558 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 1 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.