Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 88 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 23 addresses are in our records and 39 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £468,000 since 2019, about £5,769 per m².
Lacey Avenue ranks 67th of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£543,000), 5% below the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 5.7% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 19 Sept 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £468,000 since 2019 (17 sales), about £5,769/m².
- 23 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 1LQ.
- 0% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 62 min, including the walk to Coulsdon South (2030 m).
- In Old Coulsdon ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon CR5: a short street with houses selling around £468k
Lacey Avenue is a short street in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 23 addresses on it in CR5 1LQ, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon South, about 2.0 km away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 88 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 65% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 0% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: semi-detached houses 96%, detached houses 4%. 87% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Lacey Avenue sold for a median of £468,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £442,000 and £500,000. That is below the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Lacey Avenue is 21st for house price per square metre.
Map of Lacey Avenue: 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.
Lacey Avenue house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £563,000 (9 Lacey Avenue, 2024); lowest £78,500 (1996).
What a house costs on Lacey Avenue: about £468k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 22 | 17 | £468,000 | 85 m² | £5,769 |
| Detached | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
£/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 Lacey Avenue
Middle half of 17 house sales since 2019: £442,000 to £500,000; median £468,000.
Lacey Avenue against nearby CR5 roads: among the dearest for house prices per m², 21 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey Avenue | this road | 23 | £468,000 | £5,769 | 0% |
| Thornton Crescent | 150 m | 18 | £483,750 | £5,240 | 17% |
| The Crossways | 250 m | 10 | £455,000 | £4,856 | 20% |
| Waddington Avenue | 250 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Goodenough Close | 300 m | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
| Goodenough Way | 350 m | 20 | £265,000 | £4,787 | 70% |
| Tollers Lane | 400 m | 33 | £550,000 | £5,640 | 12% |
| Court Avenue | 450 m | 32 | £545,000 | £5,459 | 12% |
| Taunton Lane | 500 m | 18 | £542,500 | £4,481 | 11% |
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 Lacey Avenue
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Lacey Avenue | Thornton Crescent | The Crossways |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £543,000 | £558,000 | £523,500 |
| Typical floor area | 88 m² | 91 m² | 75 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,769 | £5,240 | £4,856 |
| Detached homes | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lacey Avenue is 3% cheaper than Thornton Crescent. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Lacey Avenue: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 88 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Lacey Avenue
100% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Lacey Avenue: about 7.5 years, with resold homes gaining 5.7% 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 23 addresses (65%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Lacey Avenue £315,000 (2014) → £466,500 (2018) | 4.1 yrs | 10.0% |
| 9 Lacey Avenue £249,950 (2010) → £455,000 (2016) | 6.3 yrs | 10.0% |
| 15 Lacey Avenue £84,000 (1996) → £479,000 (2022) | 26.0 yrs | 6.9% |
| 34 Lacey Avenue £78,500 (1996) → £500,000 (2024) | 28.0 yrs | 6.8% |
| 17 Lacey Avenue £152,500 (2002) → £468,000 (2021) | 18.7 yrs | 6.2% |
Latest house sales on Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Lacey Avenue | Terraced house | 19 Sept 2025 | £442,000 | 106 m² | £4,170 |
| 30 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 31 Jan 2025 | £521,500 | 61 m² | £8,549 |
| 3 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 23 Jan 2025 | £530,000 | 105 m² | £5,048 |
| 34 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 11 Dec 2024 | £500,000 | 73 m² | £6,849 |
| 9 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 18 Mar 2024 | £563,000 | 91 m² | £6,187 |
| 29 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 16 Dec 2022 | £468,000 | 68 m² | £6,882 |
| 15 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 21 Nov 2022 | £479,000 | 89 m² | £5,382 |
| 26 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 1 Feb 2022 | £500,000 | 85 m² | £5,882 |
| 22 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached house | 28 Jan 2022 | £427,000 | 70 m² | £6,100 |
| 1 Lacey Avenue | Terraced house | 14 Oct 2021 | £530,000 | 95 m² | £5,579 |
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 £468,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 19% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon: 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044C: 1,651 residents in 642 households around Lacey Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6425%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person26%
- Couple, no children11%
- Family with children35%
- Other28%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright43%
- Mortgage or shared44%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented6%
Cars and vans per household
- No car15%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (776 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above33%
- A level or equivalent20%
- GCSE level25%
- None15%
Schools near Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon: 5 within 1.8 km, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 440 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.6 km 26 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 Lacey Avenue: 62 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.
Lacey Avenue to central London
| Blackfriars | 62 min | walk 35 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 65 min | walk 35 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Lacey Avenue
| Coulsdon South | 2030 m | about 33 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 2510 m | about 41 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 2850 m | about 46 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Lacey Avenue
22 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 466 60 N68. Nearest stop: Taunton Lane, 81 m away.
Living on Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon South, about 2.0 km away, and Coulsdon Town, about 2.5 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 62 minutes, walking included. 4 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 404, 466, 60 and the N68 night bus, with Taunton Lane the closest stop.
Tesco and Aldi 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 440 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
are the nearest named green spaces. Our Old Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Lacey Avenue: homes nearby use 33% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 044C (637 gas meters, 633 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 88% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 14,015 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 74% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,924 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 Lacey Avenue: 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
- 164 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 Lacey Avenue: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 4 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 | 430 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 200 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 220 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 730 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 610 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 130 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Lacey Avenue
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.
4 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.4 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.5 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 3.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 3.0 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 Lacey Avenue: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Lacey Avenue
Crime and policing near Lacey Avenue
639 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Lacey Avenue
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 Lacey Avenue
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 43 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Shaw (103 m, rated 5); Hooks Food And Wine (216 m, rated 5); Man Lee Chinese Takeaway (220 m, rated 5); Kebab Time (220 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Lacey Avenue
- 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 Lacey Avenue 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 Lacey Avenue home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£468,000).
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 Lacey Avenue compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Lacey Avenue ranks 69th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £468,000 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 16th of 96 for house price per square metre. 0% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 7.5 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Lacey Avenue | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £468,000 | £543,750 | 69th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £5,769 | £5,147 | 16th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 0% | 25% | 97th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 7.5 | 7.3 | 48th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 5.8% | 5.3% | 39th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 58th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Lacey Avenue: 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.
Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon?
Houses on Lacey Avenue sold for a median of £468,000 since 2019 from 17 sales, and the median across all home types is £468,000.
Which council covers Lacey Avenue?
Lacey Avenue is in Old Coulsdon ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Lacey Avenue from the nearest station?
Coulsdon South is about 2030 m from the middle of Lacey Avenue, around 33 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon Town is 2510 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Lacey Avenue have?
0% of rated homes on Lacey Avenue are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Lacey Avenue?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Lacey Avenue?
The nearest schools include Keston Primary School (360 m), Oasis Academy Coulsdon (440 m) and Coulsdon CofE Primary School (790 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Lacey Avenue?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £468,000 from 17 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £442,000 and £500,000.
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 Lacey Avenue, Old Coulsdon CR5
23 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 95 m² | D | £530,000 · 2021 | £5,579 |
| 2 Lacey Avenue | Detached | 188 m² | E | £305,000 · 2003 | £1,622 |
| 3 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 105 m² | D | £530,000 · 2025 | £5,048 |
| 5 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 67 m² | E | £442,000 · 2021 | £6,597 |
| 6 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 78 m² | D | £450,000 · 2019 | £5,769 |
| 9 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 91 m² | D | £563,000 · 2024 | £6,187 |
| 12 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 93 m² | D | £397,000 · 2021 | £4,269 |
| 14 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 67.65 m² | E | £466,500 · 2018 | £6,896 |
| 15 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 89 m² | D | £479,000 · 2022 | £5,382 |
| 17 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 74 m² | D | £468,000 · 2021 | £6,324 |
| 19 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 66 m² | E | £375,000 · 2019 | £5,682 |
| 20 Lacey Avenue | Semi-detached | 106 m² | D | £442,000 · 2025 | £4,170 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 23 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.