Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 84.24000000000001 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC C. 12 addresses are in our records and 24 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £400,000 since 2019, about £4,524 per m².
Goodenough Close ranks 92nd of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£450,000), 22% below the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 6.2% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 4 Dec 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £400,000 since 2019 (5 sales), about £4,524/m².
- 12 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 1BT.
- 67% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 65 min, including the walk to Coulsdon South (2240 m).
- In Old Coulsdon ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon CR5: a short street with houses selling around £400k
Goodenough Close is a short street in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 12 addresses on it in CR5 1BT, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon South, about 2.2 km away.
The most common home is a terraced house of about 84.24000000000001 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC C. 25% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 67% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: terraced houses 100%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Goodenough Close sold for a median of £400,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £380,000 and £410,000. That is below the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Goodenough Close is 106th for house price per square metre.
Map of Goodenough Close: 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.
Goodenough Close house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £435,000 (55 Goodenough Close, 2022); lowest £60,000 (1997).
What a house costs on Goodenough Close: about £400k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 12 | 5 | £400,000 | 85 m² | £4,524 |
£/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 Goodenough Close
Middle half of 5 house sales since 2019: £380,000 to £410,000; median £400,000.
Goodenough Close against nearby CR5 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 106 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodenough Close | this road | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
| Goodenough Way | 150 m | 20 | £265,000 | £4,787 | 70% |
| Lacey Avenue | 300 m | 23 | £468,000 | £5,769 | 0% |
| Thornton Crescent | 450 m | 18 | £483,750 | £5,240 | 17% |
| Waddington Avenue | 500 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| The Crossways | 550 m | 10 | £455,000 | £4,856 | 20% |
| Tollers Lane | 650 m | 33 | £550,000 | £5,640 | 12% |
| Taunton Lane | 750 m | 18 | £542,500 | £4,481 | 11% |
| Court Avenue | 800 m | 32 | £545,000 | £5,459 | 12% |
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 Goodenough Close
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Goodenough Close | Goodenough Way | Lacey Avenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £450,000 | £354,000 | £543,000 |
| Typical floor area | 84.24000000000001 m² | 82 m² | 88 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,524 | £4,787 | £5,769 |
| Detached homes | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Flats | 0% | 55% | 0% |
Goodenough Close is 27% dearer than Goodenough Way. The gap is mostly price per square metre rather than size: location, plot and condition.
Homes on Goodenough Close: mostly terraced, and most are rated EPC C
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 84.24000000000001 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Goodenough Close
33% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Goodenough Close: about 6.0 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. 5 of 12 addresses (42%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 57 Goodenough Close £91,500 (1997) → £138,000 (2001) | 3.3 yrs | 13.4% |
| 45 Goodenough Close £125,000 (2000) → £200,000 (2006) | 5.9 yrs | 8.3% |
| 41 Goodenough Close £206,500 (2010) → £329,000 (2017) | 6.1 yrs | 7.9% |
| 39 Goodenough Close £60,000 (1997) → £340,000 (2021) | 24.0 yrs | 7.5% |
| 61 Goodenough Close £95,750 (1998) → £400,000 (2021) | 22.1 yrs | 6.7% |
Latest house sales on Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 4 Dec 2025 | £410,000 | 77 m² | £5,325 |
| 49 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 27 Sept 2024 | £380,000 | 84 m² | £4,524 |
| 55 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 14 Oct 2022 | £435,000 | 85 m² | £5,118 |
| 39 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 25 Jun 2021 | £340,000 | 92 m² | £3,696 |
| 61 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 7 Jan 2021 | £400,000 | 100 m² | £4,000 |
| 41 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 23 Jan 2017 | £329,000 | 77 m² | £4,273 |
| 57 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 24 Mar 2016 | £320,000 | 83 m² | £3,855 |
| 59 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 9 Sept 2015 | £296,000 | 90 m² | £3,289 |
| 69 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 28 Mar 2014 | £255,000 | 103 m² | £2,476 |
| 47 Goodenough Close | Terraced house | 31 Oct 2011 | £205,000 | 83 m² | £2,470 |
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 £400,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 2% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon: 46% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044D: 1,355 residents in 546 households around Goodenough Close. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 2412%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6424%
- 65 and over19%
Household type
- One person29%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children34%
- Other25%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright20%
- Mortgage or shared26%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented46%
Cars and vans per household
- No car31%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars19%
- 3 or more7%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (551 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good78%
- Fair14%
- Bad or very bad8%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above27%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level28%
- None21%
Schools near Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon: 4 within 1.8 km, 3 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 | 490 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 680 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.7 km 28 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 Goodenough Close: 65 minutes to Blackfriars 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.
Goodenough Close to central London
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 38 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 68 min | walk 38 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Goodenough Close
| Coulsdon South | 2240 m | about 36 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 2780 m | about 45 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 3030 m | about 49 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Goodenough Close
12 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 466 60. Nearest stop: Middle Close, 201 m away.
Living on Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon South, about 2.2 km away, and Coulsdon Town, about 2.8 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 65 minutes, walking included. 3 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 404, 466 and 60, with Middle Close the closest stop.
Tesco and Co-op Food are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Downland Surgery, Old Coulsdon Medical Practice and The Chaldon Road Surgery. For schools, Keston Primary School (good), Coulsdon CofE Primary School (requires improvement) and Oasis Academy Byron (good) are the closest primarys, and Oasis Academy Coulsdon (good) is the nearest secondary school at 490 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Happy Valley are the nearest named green spaces. Our Old Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Goodenough Close: homes nearby use 0% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 044D (585 gas meters, 640 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 50% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 9,850 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 40% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,337 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 Goodenough Close: NO₂ 9.7 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) | 9.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 166 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 Goodenough Close: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | Downland Surgery | 680 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 320 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 490 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 930 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 250 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 2.9 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Goodenough Close
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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.7 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 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 Goodenough Close: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Goodenough Close
Crime and policing near Goodenough Close
639 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Goodenough Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 350, earlier 6 months: 289.
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 Goodenough Close
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 44 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Shaw (226 m, rated 5); Cafe Shack (317 m, rated 4); Shell Old Coulsdon (317 m, rated 5); Londis (317 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Goodenough Close
- 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 Goodenough Close 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 Goodenough Close home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£400,000).
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 Goodenough Close compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Goodenough Close ranks 84th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £400,000 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 79th of 96 for house price per square metre. 67% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 6.0 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Goodenough Close | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £400,000 | £543,750 | 84th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £4,524 | £5,147 | 79th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 67% | 25% | 29th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 6.0 | 7.3 | 67th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 6.2% | 5.3% | 28th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 54th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Goodenough Close: 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.
Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon?
Houses on Goodenough Close sold for a median of £400,000 since 2019 from 5 sales, and the median across all home types is £400,000.
Which council covers Goodenough Close?
Goodenough Close is in Old Coulsdon ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Goodenough Close from the nearest station?
Coulsdon South is about 2240 m from the middle of Goodenough Close, around 36 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon Town is 2780 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Goodenough Close have?
67% of rated homes on Goodenough Close are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Goodenough Close?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Goodenough Close?
The nearest schools include Oasis Academy Coulsdon (490 m), Keston Primary School (680 m) and Coulsdon CofE Primary School (1.1 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Goodenough Close?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £400,000 from 5 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £380,000 and £410,000.
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 Goodenough Close, Old Coulsdon CR5
12 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 92 m² | D | £340,000 · 2021 | £3,696 |
| 41 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 77 m² | C | £410,000 · 2025 | £5,325 |
| 43 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 83 m² | C | £133,000 · 2001 | £1,602 |
| 45 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 84.48 m² | D | £216,000 · 2011 | £2,557 |
| 47 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 83 m² | C | £205,000 · 2011 | £2,470 |
| 49 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 84 m² | C | £380,000 · 2024 | £4,524 |
| 55 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 85 m² | C | £435,000 · 2022 | £5,118 |
| 57 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 83 m² | D | £320,000 · 2016 | £3,855 |
| 59 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 90 m² | C | £296,000 · 2015 | £3,289 |
| 61 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 100 m² | C | £400,000 · 2021 | £4,000 |
| 69 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 103 m² | E | £255,000 · 2014 | £2,476 |
| 73 Goodenough Close | Terraced | 84 m² | C | £174,000 · 2004 | £2,071 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 12 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.