Parkside Gardens, 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 25 Aug 2006. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 2 sales on record since 1995 across 1 address.
- 1 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3AS.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 63 min, including the walk to Woodmansterne (520 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon CR5: a small street
Parkside Gardens is a small street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 1 address on it in CR5 3AS, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Woodmansterne, about 520 m 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 Parkside Gardens to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Parkside Gardens: 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.
Parkside Gardens house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £267,000 (4 Parkside Gardens, 2006); lowest £135,000 (1999).
Homes on Parkside Gardens
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
EPC energy ratings on Parkside Gardens
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
Latest house sales on Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Parkside Gardens | Semi-detached house | 25 Aug 2006 | £267,000 | – | – |
| 4 Parkside Gardens | Semi-detached house | 9 Aug 1999 | £135,000 | – | – |
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 Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon: 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043D: 1,881 residents in 671 households around Parkside Gardens. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1523%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4429%
- 45 to 6423%
- 65 and over15%
Household type
- One person16%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children43%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright28%
- Mortgage or shared46%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented18%
Cars and vans per household
- No car14%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (921 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above34%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level25%
- None16%
Schools near Parkside Gardens, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 470 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 880 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.8 km 29 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 Parkside Gardens: 63 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.
Parkside Gardens to central London
| Victoria | 63 min | walk 15 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 65 min | walk 15 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Parkside Gardens
| Woodmansterne | 520 m | about 8 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1140 m | about 19 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1190 m | about 19 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Parkside Gardens
6 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 434. Nearest stop: Ridgemount Avenue, 46 m away.
Living on Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Woodmansterne, about 520 m away, and Coulsdon South, about 1.1 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 63 minutes, walking included. 2 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 166 and 434, with Ridgemount Avenue the closest stop.
Aldi and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Bramley Avenue Surgery and The Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good) and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Lakers Rise Recreation Ground, Corrigan Recreation Ground and Coulsdon Memorial Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Parkside Gardens: homes nearby use 15% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 043D (686 gas meters, 694 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 73% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 12,376 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 67% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,892 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 Parkside Gardens: NO₂ 9.4 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) | 9.4 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 128 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 Parkside Gardens: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 3 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 | 900 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 580 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Lakers Rise Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Parkside Gardens
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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.1 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.4 km |
| Public charge point | 2.9 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 Parkside Gardens: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Parkside Gardens
Crime and policing near Parkside Gardens
1,165 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Parkside Gardens
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 626, earlier 6 months: 539.
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 Parkside Gardens
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (235 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (235 m, rated 5); Best One (394 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Chipstead Valley Primary School (433 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Parkside Gardens
- 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 Parkside Gardens 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 Parkside Gardens: 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.
Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon?
Parkside Gardens has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 2 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Parkside Gardens?
Parkside Gardens is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Parkside Gardens from the nearest station?
Woodmansterne is about 520 m from the middle of Parkside Gardens, around 8 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 1140 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Parkside Gardens have?
100% of rated homes on Parkside Gardens are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Parkside Gardens?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Parkside Gardens?
The nearest schools include Chipstead Valley Primary School (470 m), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (690 m) and Smitham Primary School (880 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Parkside Gardens?
Parkside Gardens 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 Parkside Gardens, Coulsdon CR5
1 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Parkside Gardens | Other | – | C | £267,000 · 2006 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 1 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.