Hawkhirst Road, Kenley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a flat of about 75 m² with 3 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 23 addresses are in our records and 58 sales since 1995.
Hawkhirst Road ranks 110th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£282,500), 44% below the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 4.6% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 19 Mar 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 58 sales on record since 1995 across 23 addresses.
- 23 addresses in 2 postcodes: CR8 5DL, CR8 5DN.
- 22% 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 Kenley (720 m).
- In Kenley ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Hawkhirst Road, Kenley CR8: a short street
Hawkhirst Road is a short street in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 23 addresses on it across 2 postcodes (CR8 5DL, CR8 5DN), in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Kenley, about 720 m away.
The most common home is a flat of about 75 m² with 3 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 35% 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: flats 57%, detached houses 43%.
There are too few recent sales on Hawkhirst Road to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Hawkhirst Road is 64th for house price per square metre.
Map of Hawkhirst Road: 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.
Hawkhirst Road house prices: down 41% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £820,000 (33 Hawkhirst Road, 2026); lowest £53,000 (1997).
Homes on Hawkhirst Road: mostly flat, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 75 m², 3 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Hawkhirst Road
78% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Hawkhirst Road: about 7.6 years, with resold homes gaining 4.6% 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. 8 of 23 addresses (35%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Wildwood Court £67,500 (1998) → £157,500 (2003) | 5.6 yrs | 16.4% |
| 12 Wildwood Court £67,500 (1997) → £142,000 (2003) | 5.2 yrs | 15.2% |
| 1 Wildwood Court £76,000 (1999) → £188,700 (2007) | 7.8 yrs | 12.4% |
| 2 Wildwood Court £53,000 (1997) → £173,000 (2007) | 10.4 yrs | 12.0% |
| 26 Wildwood Court £170,000 (1999) → £365,000 (2007) | 7.5 yrs | 10.8% |
Latest house sales on Hawkhirst Road, Kenley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Hawkhirst Road | Detached house | 19 Mar 2026 | £820,000 | 161 m² | £5,093 |
| 2 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 28 Jun 2024 | £285,000 | 73 m² | – |
| 1 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 30 Jan 2024 | £310,000 | 70 m² | – |
| 12 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 11 Nov 2022 | £305,000 | 75 m² | – |
| 7 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 2 Feb 2022 | £280,000 | 70 m² | – |
| 10 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 13 Aug 2021 | £276,000 | 76 m² | – |
| 6 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 16 Apr 2021 | £273,500 | 74 m² | – |
| 7 Hawkhirst Road | Flat / maisonette | 18 Jan 2021 | £278,000 | 65 m² | – |
| 26 Wildwood Court | Detached house | 30 Jan 2020 | £565,000 | 113 m² | £5,000 |
| 1 Wildwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 28 Jun 2019 | £273,000 | 70 m² | – |
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 Hawkhirst Road, Kenley: 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 Hawkhirst Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
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+)
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 Hawkhirst Road, Kenley: 8 within 1.8 km, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 720 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 780 m 13 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) | 870 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.6 km 26 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 |
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 Hawkhirst Road: 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.
Hawkhirst Road to central London
| Victoria | 56 min | walk 11 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 63 min | walk 11 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Hawkhirst Road
| Kenley | 720 m | about 12 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1430 m | about 23 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 1500 m | about 24 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Hawkhirst Road
6 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 434 439. Nearest stop: Hawkhirst Road, 69 m away.
Living on Hawkhirst Road, Kenley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Kenley, about 720 m away, and Whyteleafe, about 1.4 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 56 minutes, walking included. 3 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 407, 434 and 439, with Hawkhirst Road the closest stop.
Waitrose and Tesco Extra are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Moorings Surgery, Old Coulsdon Medical Practice and Downland Surgery. For schools, Kenley Primary School (requires improvement), Harris Primary Academy Kenley and The Hayes Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Riddlesdown Collegiate (outstanding) is the nearest secondary school at 720 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Riddlesdown, Bourne Park, Kenley Common and Whyteleafe Parish Council Garden are the nearest named green spaces. Our Kenley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Hawkhirst Road: homes nearby use 34% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 042A (732 gas meters, 846 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 92% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,628 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 85% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,965 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 Hawkhirst Road: 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
- 102 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 Hawkhirst Road: 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 | 550 m | 9 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 1.4 km | 16 |
| Dentist | Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery | 2.1 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Library | Sanderstead Library | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 420 m | 35 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.6 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Hawkhirst Road
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 | 330 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 700 m |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.2 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.2 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.8 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.4 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 Hawkhirst Road: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Hawkhirst Road
Crime and policing near Hawkhirst Road
800 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Hawkhirst Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 421, earlier 6 months: 379.
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 Hawkhirst Road
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery (432 m, rated 5); Riddlesdown Collegiate (610 m, rated 5); Morley's Fried Chicken (709 m, rated 4); Kenley Wine Merchant (709 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Hawkhirst Road
- 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 Hawkhirst Road 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.
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Council tax on Hawkhirst Road: 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.
Hawkhirst Road, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Hawkhirst Road, Kenley?
Hawkhirst Road has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 58 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Hawkhirst Road?
Hawkhirst Road is in Kenley ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Hawkhirst Road from the nearest station?
Kenley is about 720 m from the middle of Hawkhirst Road, around 12 minutes' walk, and Whyteleafe is 1430 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Hawkhirst Road have?
22% of rated homes on Hawkhirst Road are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Hawkhirst Road?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Hawkhirst Road?
The nearest schools include Riddlesdown Collegiate (720 m), Kenley Primary School (780 m) and Harris Primary Academy Kenley (870 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Hawkhirst Road?
Hawkhirst Road has 58 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 Hawkhirst Road, Kenley CR8
23 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wildwood Court | Flat | 70 m² | D | £310,000 · 2024 | – |
| 1 Hawkhirst Road | Flat | 67 m² | E | £300,000 · 2017 | – |
| 2 Wildwood Court | Flat | 73 m² | D | £285,000 · 2024 | – |
| 3 Wildwood Court | Flat | 67 m² | D | £275,000 · 2018 | – |
| 4 Wildwood Court | Flat | 70 m² | C | £182,500 · 2008 | – |
| 5 Wildwood Court | Flat | 75 m² | F | £217,000 · 2015 | – |
| 5 Hawkhirst Road | Flat | 68 m² | E | £275,000 · 2017 | – |
| 6 Wildwood Court | Flat | 74 m² | F | £273,500 · 2021 | – |
| 7 Wildwood Court | Flat | 70 m² | E | £280,000 · 2022 | – |
| 7 Hawkhirst Road | Flat | 65 m² | C | £278,000 · 2021 | – |
| 10 Wildwood Court | Flat | 76 m² | C | £276,000 · 2021 | – |
| 11 Wildwood Court | Flat | 75 m² | E | £57,000 · 1996 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 23 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.