Portnalls Close, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 98.22 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 14 addresses are in our records and 24 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £508,500 since 2019, about £4,421 per m².
Portnalls Close ranks 61st of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£508,500), 11% below the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 5.1% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 5 Dec 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £508,500 since 2019 (5 sales), about £4,421/m².
- 14 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3DB.
- 29% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 59 min, including the walk to Woodmansterne (360 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Portnalls Close, Coulsdon CR5: a short street with houses selling around £509k
Portnalls Close is a short street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 14 addresses on it in CR5 3DB, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Woodmansterne, about 360 m away.
The most common home is a terraced house of about 98.22 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 50% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 29% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: terraced houses 71%, semi-detached houses 29%. 77% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Portnalls Close sold for a median of £508,500 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £457,500 and £532,500. That is above the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Portnalls Close is 109th for house price per square metre.
Map of Portnalls 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.
Portnalls Close house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £570,000 (18 Portnalls Close, 2025); lowest £74,500 (1995).
What a house costs on Portnalls Close: about £509k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 10 | 3 | £457,500 | 95 m² | £4,421 |
| Semi-detached | 4 | 2 | £551,250 | 127 m² | £4,341 |
£/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 Portnalls Close
Middle half of 5 house sales since 2019: £457,500 to £532,500; median £508,500.
Portnalls Close against nearby CR5 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 109 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portnalls Close | this road | 14 | £508,500 | £4,421 | 29% |
| Welcombes View | 100 m | 8 | £715,000 | £4,469 | 100% |
| Station Approach | 150 m | 15 | £422,500 | £4,772 | 33% |
| Woodlands Grove | 250 m | 18 | £462,000 | £5,783 | 11% |
| Chipstead Valley Road | 300 m | 173 | £390,000 | £5,172 | 22% |
| Twinners Road | 350 m | 8 | £588,995 | £5,207 | 100% |
| Olave Close | 350 m | 17 | £610,000 | £4,984 | 100% |
| Sherwood Road | 350 m | 11 | £474,500 | £5,173 | 27% |
| Crawford Crescent | 400 m | 20 | £600,000 | £4,000 | 100% |
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 Portnalls Close
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Portnalls Close | Welcombes View | Station Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £508,500 | £715,000 | £422,500 |
| Typical floor area | 98.22 m² | 149 m² | 88 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,421 | £4,469 | £4,772 |
| Detached homes | 0% | 100% | 7% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 27% |
Portnalls Close is 29% cheaper than Welcombes View. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Portnalls Close: mostly terraced, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 98.22 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Portnalls Close
71% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Portnalls Close: about 4.8 years, with resold homes gaining 5.1% 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. 3 of 14 addresses (21%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 38 Portnalls Close £278,000 (2014) → £420,000 (2018) | 4.6 yrs | 9.5% |
| 20 Portnalls Close £74,500 (1995) → £232,500 (2008) | 12.6 yrs | 9.4% |
| 18 Portnalls Close £194,950 (2002) → £510,000 (2017) | 14.5 yrs | 6.9% |
| 14 Portnalls Close £240,000 (2006) → £425,000 (2015) | 8.8 yrs | 6.7% |
| 12 Portnalls Close £335,000 (2014) → £400,000 (2018) | 3.4 yrs | 5.3% |
Latest house sales on Portnalls Close, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Portnalls Close | Semi-detached house | 5 Dec 2025 | £570,000 | 127 m² | £4,488 |
| 20 Portnalls Close | Terraced house | 10 May 2024 | £457,500 | 77 m² | £5,942 |
| 2 Portnalls Close | Terraced house | 15 Mar 2021 | £508,500 | 116 m² | £4,384 |
| 18 Portnalls Close | Semi-detached house | 20 Nov 2020 | £532,500 | 127 m² | £4,193 |
| 30 Portnalls Close | Terraced house | 11 Jun 2020 | £420,000 | 95 m² | £4,421 |
| 38 Portnalls Close | Semi-detached house | 21 Sept 2018 | £420,000 | 101.44 m² | £4,140 |
| 12 Portnalls Close | Terraced house | 15 Mar 2018 | £400,000 | 111 m² | £3,604 |
| 28 Portnalls Close | Terraced house | 31 Oct 2017 | £374,000 | 83 m² | £4,506 |
| 18 Portnalls Close | Semi-detached house | 10 Feb 2017 | £510,000 | 127 m² | £4,016 |
| 32 Portnalls Close | Terraced house | 28 Sept 2016 | £390,000 | 88 m² | £4,432 |
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 £508,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 29% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Portnalls 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 Portnalls 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 Portnalls Close, Coulsdon: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 550 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 680 m 11 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) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.6 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 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 Portnalls Close: 59 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.
Portnalls Close to central London
| Victoria | 59 min | walk 11 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 61 min | walk 11 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Portnalls Close
| Woodmansterne | 360 m | about 6 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1340 m | about 22 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Portnalls Close
14 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 404 434. Nearest stop: Woodlands Grove, 161 m away.
Living on Portnalls Close, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Woodmansterne, 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 Victoria in 59 minutes, walking included. 3 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 166, 404 and 434, with Woodlands Grove 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, St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good), Smitham Primary School (good) and Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding) are the closest primarys, and Woodcote High School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 1.7 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Coulsdon Memorial Ground, Corrigan Recreation Ground, Farthing Downs and Lakers Rise Recreation Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Portnalls 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 Portnalls Close: NO₂ 10 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) | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 103 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 Portnalls Close: 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 | 570 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 290 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 900 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 940 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 800 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 1.2 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.7 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Portnalls 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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 760 m |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 2.6 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 Portnalls Close: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Portnalls Close
Crime and policing near Portnalls Close
1,331 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Portnalls Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 705, earlier 6 months: 626.
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 Portnalls Close
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (174 m, rated 5); St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (174 m, rated 5); Londis (229 m, rated 5); I Calabresi (301 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Portnalls 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 Portnalls 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 Portnalls Close home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£508,500).
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.
How Portnalls Close compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Portnalls Close ranks 58th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £508,500 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 82nd of 96 for house price per square metre. 29% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 4.8 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Portnalls Close | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £508,500 | £543,750 | 58th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £4,421 | £5,147 | 82nd of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 29% | 25% | 47th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 4.8 | 7.3 | 89th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 5.1% | 5.3% | 57th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 61st of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Portnalls 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.
Portnalls Close, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Portnalls Close, Coulsdon?
Houses on Portnalls Close sold for a median of £508,500 since 2019 from 5 sales, and the median across all home types is £508,500.
Which council covers Portnalls Close?
Portnalls Close is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Portnalls Close from the nearest station?
Woodmansterne is about 360 m from the middle of Portnalls Close, around 6 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 920 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Portnalls Close have?
29% of rated homes on Portnalls Close are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Portnalls 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 Portnalls Close?
The nearest schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (360 m), Smitham Primary School (550 m) and Chipstead Valley Primary School (680 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Portnalls Close?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £508,500 from 5 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £457,500 and £532,500.
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 Portnalls Close, Coulsdon CR5
14 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 116 m² | D | £508,500 · 2021 | £4,384 |
| 8 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 118 m² | D | £247,000 · 2005 | £2,093 |
| 10 Portnalls Close | Semi-detached | 125 m² | D | £82,000 · 1997 | £656 |
| 12 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 111 m² | E | £400,000 · 2018 | £3,604 |
| 14 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 90 m² | C | £425,000 · 2015 | £4,722 |
| 16 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 110 m² | D | £150,500 · 2000 | £1,368 |
| 18 Portnalls Close | Semi-detached | 127 m² | D | £570,000 · 2025 | £4,488 |
| 20 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 77 m² | C | £457,500 · 2024 | £5,942 |
| 26 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 86.8 m² | E | £270,000 · 2005 | £3,111 |
| 28 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 83 m² | D | £374,000 · 2017 | £4,506 |
| 30 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 95 m² | D | £420,000 · 2020 | £4,421 |
| 32 Portnalls Close | Terraced | 88 m² | E | £390,000 · 2016 | £4,432 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 14 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.