Magpie Close, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 93 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 6 addresses are in our records and 12 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £440,000 since 2019, about £4,356 per m².
Latest recorded sale 27 Oct 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £440,000 since 2019 (5 sales), about £4,356/m².
- 6 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 1AT.
- 50% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 46 min, including the walk to Coulsdon South (1060 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Magpie Close, Coulsdon CR5: a small street with houses selling around £440k
Magpie Close is a small street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 6 addresses on it in CR5 1AT, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon South, about 1.1 km away.
The most common home is a terraced house of about 93 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 50% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 50% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: terraced houses 83%, semi-detached houses 17%. 83% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
Houses on Magpie Close sold for a median of £440,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £420,550 and £460,000. That is below the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Magpie Close is 114th for house price per square metre.
Map of Magpie 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.
Magpie Close house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £470,000 (5 Magpie Close, 2025); lowest £79,000 (1996).
What a house costs on Magpie Close: about £440k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 5 | 4 | £430,275 | 99.5 m² | £4,354 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1 | £460,000 | 86 m² | £5,349 |
£/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 Magpie Close
Middle half of 5 house sales since 2019: £420,550 to £460,000; median £440,000.
Homes on Magpie Close: mostly terraced, and most are rated EPC C
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 93 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Magpie Close
50% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Magpie Close: about 8.6 years, with resold homes gaining 6.1% 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 6 addresses (83%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Magpie Close £79,000 (1995) → £200,000 (2003) | 7.2 yrs | 13.8% |
| 7 Magpie Close £233,500 (2012) → £367,000 (2016) | 4.0 yrs | 11.9% |
| 8 Magpie Close £79,000 (1996) → £345,000 (2015) | 19.1 yrs | 8.0% |
| 9 Magpie Close £200,000 (2003) → £420,550 (2021) | 18.4 yrs | 4.1% |
| 5 Magpie Close £325,000 (2015) → £470,000 (2025) | 9.9 yrs | 3.8% |
Latest house sales on Magpie Close, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 27 Oct 2025 | £470,000 | 108 m² | £4,352 |
| 1 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 9 Oct 2024 | £460,000 | 86 m² | £5,349 |
| 2 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 21 Dec 2022 | £440,000 | 101 m² | £4,356 |
| 9 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 30 Jul 2021 | £420,550 | 85 m² | £4,948 |
| 8 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 3 Mar 2021 | £399,950 | 98 m² | £4,081 |
| 7 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 18 Oct 2016 | £367,000 | 88 m² | £4,170 |
| 5 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 23 Nov 2015 | £325,000 | 108 m² | £3,009 |
| 8 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 13 Nov 2015 | £345,000 | 98 m² | £3,520 |
| 7 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 15 Oct 2012 | £233,500 | 88 m² | £2,653 |
| 9 Magpie Close | Terraced house | 19 Feb 2003 | £200,000 | 85 m² | £2,353 |
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 £440,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 12% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Magpie Close, Coulsdon: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043A: 1,648 residents in 630 households around Magpie Close. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person21%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children32%
- Other28%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright41%
- Mortgage or shared48%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car44%
- 2 cars32%
- 3 or more16%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (833 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level21%
- None10%
Schools near Magpie Close, Coulsdon: 6 within 1.8 km, 5 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.1 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 25 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 Magpie Close: 46 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.
Magpie Close to central London
| Blackfriars | 46 min | walk 19 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 49 min | walk 19 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Magpie Close
| Coulsdon South | 1060 m | about 17 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1470 m | about 24 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1710 m | about 28 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Magpie Close
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 405. Nearest stop: Woodplace Lane, 162 m away.
Living on Magpie Close, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon South, about 1.1 km away, and Woodmansterne, about 1.5 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 46 minutes, walking included. 1 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 405, with Woodplace Lane the closest stop.
Aldi and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Downland Surgery and Old Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good), Smitham Primary School (good) and Oasis Academy Byron (good) are the closest primarys. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Memorial Ground and New Hill are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Magpie Close: homes nearby use 62% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 19% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 043A (660 gas meters, 684 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 97% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 16,299 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 88% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,321 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 Magpie Close: NO₂ 9.9 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) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 94 m
- Rail noise (Defra mapping)
- See Defra map
- 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 Magpie 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 | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.5 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Farthing Downs | 560 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.3 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Magpie 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 | 1.4 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.6 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 Magpie Close: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Magpie Close
Crime and policing near Magpie Close
1,028 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Magpie Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 552, earlier 6 months: 476.
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 Magpie Close
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Netherne Community Amateur Sports Club (308 m, rated 5); The White House (355 m, rated 5); The Full Monty Cafe (390 m, rated 5); Croftdown House Residential Home (443 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Magpie 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 Magpie 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 Magpie Close home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£440,000).
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.
1010 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.
Council tax on Magpie 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.
Magpie Close, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Magpie Close, Coulsdon?
Houses on Magpie Close sold for a median of £440,000 since 2019 from 5 sales, and the median across all home types is £440,000.
Which council covers Magpie Close?
Magpie Close is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Magpie Close from the nearest station?
Coulsdon South is about 1060 m from the middle of Magpie Close, around 17 minutes' walk, and Woodmansterne is 1470 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Magpie Close have?
50% of rated homes on Magpie Close are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Magpie 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 Magpie Close?
The nearest schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (1.1 km), Smitham Primary School (1.3 km) and Oasis Academy Byron (1.4 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Magpie Close?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £440,000 from 5 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £420,550 and £460,000.
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 Magpie Close, Coulsdon CR5
6 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Magpie Close | Semi-detached | 86 m² | C | £460,000 · 2024 | £5,349 |
| 2 Magpie Close | Terraced | 101 m² | D | £440,000 · 2022 | £4,356 |
| 5 Magpie Close | Terraced | 108 m² | D | £470,000 · 2025 | £4,352 |
| 7 Magpie Close | Terraced | 88 m² | C | £367,000 · 2016 | £4,170 |
| 8 Magpie Close | Terraced | 98 m² | D | £399,950 · 2021 | £4,081 |
| 9 Magpie Close | Terraced | 85 m² | C | £420,550 · 2021 | £4,948 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 6 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.