Lavender Close, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C. 1 addresses are in our records and 2 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 24 Aug 2018. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 2 sales on record since 1995 across 1 address.
- 1 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3EU.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 50 min, including the walk to Coulsdon South (1370 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Lavender Close, Coulsdon CR5: a small street
Lavender Close is a small street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 1 address on it in CR5 3EU, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon South, about 1.4 km away.
The most common home is a other house of about null m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C. 0% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 100% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: other types 100%.
There are too few recent sales on Lavender Close to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Lavender 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.
Lavender Close house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £740,000 (2 Lavender Close, 2018); lowest £365,000 (2001).
Homes on Lavender Close
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
EPC energy ratings on Lavender Close
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
Latest house sales on Lavender Close, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lavender Close | Detached house | 24 Aug 2018 | £740,000 | – | – |
| 2 Lavender Close | Detached house | 5 Oct 2001 | £365,000 | – | – |
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 Lavender Close, Coulsdon: 84% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043E: 2,908 residents in 992 households around Lavender Close. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1525%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4436%
- 45 to 6420%
- 65 and over10%
Household type
- One person13%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children49%
- Other21%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright24%
- Mortgage or shared62%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented8%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car50%
- 2 cars31%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,545 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good90%
- Fair7%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above53%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level18%
- None8%
Schools near Lavender Close, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 660 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.5 km 25 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 Lavender Close: 50 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.
Lavender Close to central London
| Blackfriars | 50 min | walk 23 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 53 min | walk 23 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Lavender Close
| Coulsdon South | 1370 m | about 22 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1470 m | about 24 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1550 m | about 25 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Lavender Close
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 405. Nearest stop: Woodfield Hill, 101 m away.
Living on Lavender Close, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon South, about 1.4 km away, and Chipstead, about 1.5 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 50 minutes, walking included. 1 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 405, with Woodfield Hill the closest stop.
Aldi and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Downland Surgery and Bramley Avenue Surgery. For schools, St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good), Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding) and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Farthing Downs and New Hill are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Lavender Close: homes nearby use 37% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 043E (1,003 gas meters, 983 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,554 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 86% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,187 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 Lavender Close: NO₂ 9.3 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) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 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
- 131 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 Lavender 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 | Woodcote Medical | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.8 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 1.6 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Farthing Downs | 870 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Lavender 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 | 1.6 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.9 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 Lavender Close: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Lavender Close
Crime and policing near Lavender Close
613 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Lavender Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 327, earlier 6 months: 286.
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 Lavender Close
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Croftdown House Residential Home (86 m, rated 4); Netherne Community Amateur Sports Club (402 m, rated 5); Bramley Health (427 m, rated 4); Serenity School Coulsdon (660 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Lavender Close
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Lavender 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.
Council tax on Lavender 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.
Lavender Close, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Lavender Close, Coulsdon?
Lavender Close has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 2 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Lavender Close?
Lavender Close is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Lavender Close from the nearest station?
Coulsdon South is about 1370 m from the middle of Lavender Close, around 22 minutes' walk, and Chipstead is 1470 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Lavender Close have?
100% of rated homes on Lavender Close are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Lavender 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 Lavender Close?
The nearest schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (1.4 km), Chipstead Valley Primary School (1.5 km) and Smitham Primary School (1.5 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Lavender Close?
Lavender Close has 2 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Coulsdon, where the median sale since 2019 is £550,000.
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 Lavender Close, Coulsdon CR5
1 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lavender Close | Other | – | C | £740,000 · 2018 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 1 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.