Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 110.5 m² with 6 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 6 addresses are in our records and 13 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £607,500 since 2019, about £6,250 per m².
Latest recorded sale 1 May 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £607,500 since 2019 (3 sales), about £6,250/m².
- 6 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 2JQ.
- 0% 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 Town (360 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon CR5: a small street with houses selling around £608k
Petersfield Crescent is a small street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 6 addresses on it in CR5 2JQ, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon Town, about 360 m away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 110.5 m² with 6 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 67% 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 83%, detached houses 17%. 67% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Petersfield Crescent sold for a median of £607,500 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £606,000 and £641,250. That is above the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Petersfield Crescent is 5th for house price per square metre.
Map of Petersfield Crescent: 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.
Petersfield Crescent house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £675,000 (2 Petersfield Crescent, 2023); lowest £98,000 (1996).
What a house costs on Petersfield Crescent: about £608k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 5 | 3 | £607,500 | 108 m² | £6,250 |
| 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 Petersfield Crescent
Middle half of 3 house sales since 2019: £606,000 to £641,250; median £607,500.
Homes on Petersfield Crescent: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 110.5 m², 6 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Petersfield Crescent
100% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Petersfield Crescent: about 9.3 years, with resold homes gaining 4.7% 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. 3 of 6 addresses (50%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Petersfield Crescent £98,000 (1996) → £238,000 (2002) | 5.8 yrs | 16.5% |
| 7 Petersfield Crescent £130,000 (1997) → £250,000 (2003) | 6.1 yrs | 11.4% |
| 4 Petersfield Crescent £265,000 (2004) → £604,500 (2022) | 17.9 yrs | 4.7% |
| 2 Petersfield Crescent £311,000 (2006) → £475,000 (2015) | 9.3 yrs | 4.7% |
| 2 Petersfield Crescent £475,000 (2015) → £675,000 (2023) | 7.9 yrs | 4.6% |
Latest house sales on Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached house | 1 May 2026 | £607,500 | 133 m² | £4,568 |
| 2 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached house | 7 Jul 2023 | £675,000 | 108 m² | £6,250 |
| 4 Petersfield Crescent | Terraced house | 6 May 2022 | £604,500 | 93 m² | £6,500 |
| 2 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached house | 28 Aug 2015 | £475,000 | 108 m² | £4,398 |
| 1 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached house | 17 Jan 2014 | £385,000 | 113 m² | £3,407 |
| 13 Petersfield Crescent | Detached house | 14 Sept 2012 | £365,000 | 119 m² | £3,067 |
| 2 Petersfield Crescent | Terraced house | 11 May 2006 | £311,000 | 108 m² | £2,880 |
| 4 Petersfield Crescent | Terraced house | 2 Jun 2004 | £265,000 | 93 m² | £2,849 |
| 7 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached house | 2 Oct 2003 | £250,000 | 133 m² | – |
| 1 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached house | 1 Aug 2002 | £238,000 | 113 m² | £2,106 |
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 £607,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 54% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon: 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041B: 1,755 residents in 652 households around Petersfield Crescent. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children34%
- Other30%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright41%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented7%
Cars and vans per household
- No car12%
- 1 car46%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more12%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (814 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None13%
Schools near Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon: 11 within 1.8 km, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 920 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 920 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.5 km 25 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 25 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) | 1.8 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 Petersfield Crescent: 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.
Petersfield Crescent to central London
| Blackfriars | 46 min | walk 19 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 49 min | walk 19 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Petersfield Crescent
| Coulsdon Town | 360 m | about 6 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
| Reedham | 1120 m | about 18 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Petersfield Crescent
7 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 466. Nearest stop: Cearn Way, 210 m away.
Living on Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon Town, about 360 m away, and Coulsdon South, about 920 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 46 minutes, walking included. 2 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 404 and 466, with Cearn Way the closest stop.
Waitrose and Aldi are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Coulsdon Medical Practice, Bramley Avenue Surgery and Woodcote Medical. For schools, Beaumont Primary School, Oasis Academy Byron (good) and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Woodcote High School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 1.3 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Bleakfield Shaw, Coulsdon Memorial Ground, The Glade and Woodcote Village Green are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
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Energy use around Petersfield Crescent: homes nearby use 40% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 20% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 041B (698 gas meters, 687 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 91% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,921 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 84% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,056 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 Petersfield Crescent: NO₂ 10.8 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above 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) | 10.8 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 91 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 Petersfield Crescent: 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 Coulsdon Medical Practice | 450 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 570 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Coulsdon Dental Clinic | 460 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 550 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 680 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 830 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Bleakfield Shaw | 780 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.3 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Petersfield Crescent
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
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 550 m |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 860 m |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.1 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.3 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 Petersfield Crescent: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Petersfield Crescent
Crime and policing near Petersfield Crescent
1,554 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Petersfield Crescent
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 807, earlier 6 months: 747.
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 Petersfield Crescent
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 36 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Salt & Vinegar Fish Bar (201 m, rated 5); Choice Food And Wine (201 m, rated 4); Cliftonhouse Care (405 m, rated 5); The Eadmund (458 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Petersfield Crescent
- 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 Petersfield Crescent 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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Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Petersfield Crescent home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£607,500).
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 Petersfield Crescent: 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.
Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon?
Houses on Petersfield Crescent sold for a median of £607,500 since 2019 from 3 sales, and the median across all home types is £607,500.
Which council covers Petersfield Crescent?
Petersfield Crescent is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Petersfield Crescent from the nearest station?
Coulsdon Town is about 360 m from the middle of Petersfield Crescent, around 6 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 920 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Petersfield Crescent have?
0% of rated homes on Petersfield Crescent are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Petersfield Crescent?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Petersfield Crescent?
The nearest schools include Beaumont Primary School (920 m), Oasis Academy Byron (920 m) and Smitham Primary School (1.1 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Petersfield Crescent?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £607,500 from 3 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £606,000 and £641,250.
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 Petersfield Crescent, Coulsdon CR5
6 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached | 113 m² | E | £385,000 · 2014 | £3,407 |
| 2 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached | 108 m² | D | £675,000 · 2023 | £6,250 |
| 4 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached | 93 m² | E | £604,500 · 2022 | £6,500 |
| 7 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached | 133 m² | D | £607,500 · 2026 | £4,568 |
| 9 Petersfield Crescent | Semi-detached | 97 m² | D | £110,000 · 1996 | £1,134 |
| 13 Petersfield Crescent | Detached | 119 m² | D | £365,000 · 2012 | £3,067 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 6 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.