The Drive, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 166 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 28 addresses are in our records and 42 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £787,067 since 2019, about £4,340 per m².
The Drive ranks 14th of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£787,067), 37% above the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 5.4% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 28 Nov 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £787,067 since 2019 (9 sales), about £4,340/m².
- 28 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 2BL.
- 25% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 49 min, including the walk to Coulsdon Town (520 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About The Drive, Coulsdon CR5: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £787k
The Drive is a medium-sized street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 28 addresses on it in CR5 2BL, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon Town, about 520 m away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 166 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 39% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 25% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: detached houses 71%, semi-detached houses 29%. 52% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on The Drive sold for a median of £787,067 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £638,000 and £850,000. That is above the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, The Drive is 115th for house price per square metre.
Map of The Drive: 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.
The Drive house prices: up 16% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £868,000 (4b The Drive, 2021); lowest £135,000 (1999).
What a house costs on The Drive: about £787k; semi-detached homes sell for the least and detached homes the most
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 8 | 4 | £621,500 | 147.5 m² | £4,425 |
| Detached | 20 | 5 | £850,000 | 200 m² | £4,340 |
£/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 The Drive
Middle half of 9 house sales since 2019: £638,000 to £850,000; median £787,067.
The Drive against nearby CR5 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 115 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drive | this road | 28 | £787,067 | £4,340 | 25% |
| The Ridge | 150 m | 23 | £587,500 | £5,322 | 0% |
| The Vale | 200 m | 15 | £565,000 | £5,338 | 40% |
| Stoats Nest Road | 250 m | 10 | £360,000 | £4,675 | 10% |
| South Drive | 400 m | 22 | £390,000 | £6,160 | 59% |
| The Grove | 400 m | 28 | £655,000 | £4,643 | 11% |
| Stoats Nest Village | 450 m | 13 | £450,000 | £4,963 | 8% |
| Leaden Hill | 550 m | 56 | £345,000 | – | 100% |
| Grove Wood Hill | 550 m | 16 | £693,500 | £6,168 | 12% |
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 The Drive
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | The Drive | The Ridge | The Vale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £787,067 | £587,500 | £565,000 |
| Typical floor area | 166 m² | 99 m² | 119 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,340 | £5,322 | £5,338 |
| Detached homes | 71% | 39% | 60% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The Drive is 34% dearer than The Ridge. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on The Drive: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 166 m², 7 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on The Drive
75% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on The Drive: about 10.7 years, with resold homes gaining 5.4% 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 28 addresses (18%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 18 The Drive £208,000 (1998) → £385,000 (2003) | 5.6 yrs | 11.7% |
| 41 The Drive £165,000 (2002) → £465,000 (2015) | 12.5 yrs | 8.6% |
| 24 The Drive £210,000 (2000) → £478,000 (2011) | 10.7 yrs | 8.0% |
| 14 The Drive £223,000 (1997) → £635,000 (2014) | 16.8 yrs | 6.4% |
| 16 The Drive £196,500 (1998) → £638,000 (2020) | 22.5 yrs | 5.4% |
Latest house sales on The Drive, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 The Drive | Detached house | 28 Nov 2025 | £860,000 | 203 m² | £4,236 |
| 8a The Drive | Detached house | 18 Sept 2024 | £787,067 | 180 m² | £4,373 |
| 4 The Drive | Detached house | 1 Mar 2023 | £850,000 | 200 m² | £4,250 |
| 18 The Drive | Semi-detached house | 30 Sept 2021 | £725,000 | 172 m² | £4,215 |
| 4b The Drive | Detached house | 24 May 2021 | £868,000 | 200 m² | £4,340 |
| 16 The Drive | Semi-detached house | 18 Dec 2020 | £638,000 | 195 m² | £3,272 |
| 16a The Drive | Detached house | 18 Dec 2020 | £820,000 | 188 m² | £4,362 |
| 15 The Drive | Semi-detached house | 26 Jun 2020 | £605,000 | 123 m² | £4,919 |
| 39 The Drive | Semi-detached house | 4 Oct 2019 | £496,000 | 107 m² | £4,636 |
| 1b The Drive | Detached house | 31 Aug 2018 | £749,950 | 155 m² | £4,838 |
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 £787,067 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 100% more than the authority average.
Who lives around The Drive, Coulsdon: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 038C: 1,457 residents in 493 households around The Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 2412%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6428%
- 65 and over18%
Household type
- One person15%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children38%
- Other32%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright39%
- Mortgage or shared51%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented1%
Cars and vans per household
- No car9%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars34%
- 3 or more17%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (731 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above52%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level17%
- None10%
Schools near The Drive, Coulsdon: 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 530 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 850 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 890 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.2 km 19 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 |
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | 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 | 1.5 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) | 1.7 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 The Drive: 49 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.
The Drive to central London
| Blackfriars | 49 min | walk 22 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 52 min | walk 22 min → train 30 min |
Stations near The Drive
| Coulsdon Town | 520 m | about 8 min walk |
| Reedham | 810 m | about 13 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1290 m | about 21 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near The Drive
13 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 405 434 463 466 60 633 N68. Nearest stop: Willow Court, 161 m away.
Living on The Drive, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon Town, about 520 m away, and Reedham, about 810 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 49 minutes, walking included. 8 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 166, 405, 434, 463, 466, 60, 633 and the N68 night bus, with Willow Court 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, Woodcote Primary School, Beaumont Primary School and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Woodcote High School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 690 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Woodcote Village Green, Coulsdon Memorial Ground, The Glade and Bleakfield Shaw are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around The Drive: homes nearby use 86% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 20% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 038C (546 gas meters, 556 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 18,835 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,517 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 The Drive: NO₂ 11.2 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) | 11.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 103 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 The Drive: 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 | 360 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 640 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 120 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 590 m | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 840 m | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 930 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Woodcote Village Green | 920 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near The Drive
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 | 700 m |
| Public charge point | 890 m | |
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 km |
| Public charge point | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 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 The Drive: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around The Drive
Crime and policing near The Drive
1,673 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of The Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 878, earlier 6 months: 795.
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 The Drive
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Oregon Care (46 m, rated 5); Achieve Together (219 m, rated 5); Cliftonhouse Care (248 m, rated 5); The Eadmund (375 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around The Drive
- 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 The Drive 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 The Drive home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£787,067).
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 The Drive compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
The Drive ranks 14th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £787,067 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 86th of 96 for house price per square metre. 25% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 10.8 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | The Drive | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £787,067 | £543,750 | 14th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £4,340 | £5,147 | 86th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 25% | 25% | 54th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 10.8 | 7.3 | 14th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 5.4% | 5.3% | 47th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 72nd of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on The Drive: 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.
The Drive, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on The Drive, Coulsdon?
Houses on The Drive sold for a median of £787,067 since 2019 from 9 sales, and the median across all home types is £787,067.
Which council covers The Drive?
The Drive is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is The Drive from the nearest station?
Coulsdon Town is about 520 m from the middle of The Drive, around 8 minutes' walk, and Reedham is 810 m away.
What energy rating do homes on The Drive have?
25% of rated homes on The Drive are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on The Drive?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near The Drive?
The nearest schools include Woodcote Primary School (530 m), Woodcote High School (690 m) and Beaumont Primary School (850 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on The Drive?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £787,067 from 9 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £638,000 and £850,000.
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 The Drive, Coulsdon CR5
28 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Drive | Detached | 160 m² | D | £350,000 · 2001 | £2,188 |
| 1b The Drive | Detached | 155 m² | B | £749,950 · 2018 | £4,838 |
| 2a The Drive | Detached | 150 m² | C | £550,000 · 2015 | £3,667 |
| 2 The Drive | Detached | 184 m² | E | £500,000 · 2009 | £2,717 |
| 3a The Drive | Detached | 167 m² | D | £305,000 · 2003 | £1,826 |
| 3 The Drive | Detached | 233 m² | D | £230,000 · 1998 | £987 |
| 4a The Drive | Detached | 165 m² | D | £569,950 · 2013 | £3,454 |
| 4 The Drive | Detached | 200 m² | D | £850,000 · 2023 | £4,250 |
| 4b The Drive | Detached | 200 m² | B | £868,000 · 2021 | £4,340 |
| 7 The Drive | Detached | 200 m² | E | £375,000 · 2009 | £1,875 |
| 8a The Drive | Detached | 180 m² | C | £787,067 · 2024 | £4,373 |
| 8 The Drive | Detached | 203 m² | E | £860,000 · 2025 | £4,236 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 28 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.