Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 91 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC E. 18 addresses are in our records and 39 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £483,750 since 2019, about £5,240 per m².
Thornton Crescent ranks 65th of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£558,000), 3% below the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 5.4% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 27 Mar 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £483,750 since 2019 (10 sales), about £5,240/m².
- 18 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 1LH.
- 17% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 59 min, including the walk to Coulsdon South (1880 m).
- In Old Coulsdon ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon CR5: a short street with houses selling around £484k
Thornton Crescent is a short street in Old Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 18 addresses on it in CR5 1LH, in Old Coulsdon ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Coulsdon South, about 1.9 km away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 91 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC E. 39% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 17% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: semi-detached houses 100%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Thornton Crescent sold for a median of £483,750 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £450,500 and £545,000. That is below the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Thornton Crescent is 43rd for house price per square metre.
Map of Thornton 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.
Thornton Crescent house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £575,000 (4 Thornton Crescent, 2025); lowest £73,500 (1995).
What a house costs on Thornton Crescent: about £484k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 18 | 10 | £483,750 | 93 m² | £5,240 |
£/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 Thornton Crescent
Middle half of 10 house sales since 2019: £450,500 to £545,000; median £483,750.
Thornton Crescent against nearby CR5 roads: among the dearest for house prices per m², 43 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Crescent | this road | 18 | £483,750 | £5,240 | 17% |
| The Crossways | 50 m | 10 | £455,000 | £4,856 | 20% |
| Lacey Avenue | 150 m | 23 | £468,000 | £5,769 | 0% |
| Tollers Lane | 250 m | 33 | £550,000 | £5,640 | 12% |
| Waddington Avenue | 300 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Court Avenue | 350 m | 32 | £545,000 | £5,459 | 12% |
| Goodenough Way | 450 m | 20 | £265,000 | £4,787 | 70% |
| Goodenough Close | 450 m | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
| Tudor Close | 500 m | 9 | £505,000 | £5,549 | 11% |
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 Thornton Crescent
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Thornton Crescent | The Crossways | Lacey Avenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £558,000 | £523,500 | £543,000 |
| Typical floor area | 91 m² | 75 m² | 88 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,240 | £4,856 | £5,769 |
| Detached homes | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Thornton Crescent is 7% dearer than The Crossways. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on Thornton Crescent: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC E
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 91 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Thornton Crescent
83% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Thornton Crescent: about 8.6 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. 6 of 18 addresses (33%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Thornton Crescent £82,500 (1996) → £198,000 (2001) | 5.5 yrs | 17.2% |
| 60 Thornton Crescent £99,000 (1997) → £220,000 (2002) | 5.3 yrs | 16.3% |
| 34 Thornton Crescent £99,950 (1997) → £244,000 (2003) | 6.1 yrs | 15.6% |
| 58 Thornton Crescent £73,500 (1995) → £249,000 (2004) | 8.6 yrs | 15.2% |
| 56 Thornton Crescent £98,000 (1996) → £265,000 (2004) | 8.1 yrs | 13.1% |
Latest house sales on Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 27 Mar 2026 | £555,000 | 93 m² | £5,968 |
| 6 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 11 Mar 2026 | £530,000 | 87 m² | £6,092 |
| 4 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 18 Dec 2025 | £575,000 | 103 m² | £5,583 |
| 14 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 24 Mar 2022 | £550,000 | 93 m² | £5,914 |
| 38 Thornton Crescent | Terraced house | 5 Aug 2021 | £462,500 | 79 m² | £5,854 |
| 34 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 22 Jan 2021 | £475,000 | 97 m² | £4,897 |
| 16 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 17 Oct 2019 | £492,500 | 127 m² | £3,878 |
| 6 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 3 Jul 2019 | £425,000 | 87 m² | £4,885 |
| 24 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 30 May 2019 | £440,000 | 93 m² | £4,731 |
| 42 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached house | 1 Mar 2019 | £446,500 | 116 m² | £3,849 |
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 £483,750 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 23% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon: 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 044C: 1,651 residents in 642 households around Thornton Crescent. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6425%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person26%
- Couple, no children11%
- Family with children35%
- Other28%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright43%
- Mortgage or shared44%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented6%
Cars and vans per household
- No car15%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (776 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above33%
- A level or equivalent20%
- GCSE level25%
- None15%
Schools near Thornton Crescent, Old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 280 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 550 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 660 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 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 Thornton Crescent: 59 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.
Thornton Crescent to central London
| Blackfriars | 59 min | walk 32 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 62 min | walk 32 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Thornton Crescent
| Coulsdon South | 1880 m | about 31 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 2360 m | about 38 min walk |
| Kenley | 2800 m | about 45 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Thornton Crescent
19 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 466 60 N68. Nearest stop: Tollers Lane / Curling Close, 111 m away.
Living on Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Coulsdon South, about 1.9 km away, and Coulsdon Town, about 2.4 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 59 minutes, walking included. 4 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 404, 466, 60 and the N68 night bus, with Tollers Lane / Curling Close the closest stop.
Tesco and Aldi are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Downland Surgery, Old Coulsdon Medical Practice and Woodcote Medical. For schools, Keston Primary School (good), Coulsdon CofE Primary School (requires improvement) and Oasis Academy Byron (good) are the closest primarys, and Oasis Academy Coulsdon (good) is the nearest secondary school at 550 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
New Hill are the nearest named green spaces. Our Old Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Thornton Crescent: homes nearby use 33% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 044C (637 gas meters, 633 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 88% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 14,015 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 74% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,924 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 Thornton Crescent: NO₂ 9.7 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) | 9.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 161 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 Thornton Crescent: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 5 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 | Downland Surgery | 300 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 330 m | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 190 m | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 600 m | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 490 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 270 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.2 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Thornton 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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.3 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.3 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.9 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.9 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 3.0 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 Thornton Crescent: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Thornton Crescent
Crime and policing near Thornton Crescent
688 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Thornton Crescent
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 362, earlier 6 months: 326.
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 Thornton Crescent
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 42 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Shaw (236 m, rated 5); Man Lee Chinese Takeaway (260 m, rated 5); Kebab Time (260 m, rated 4); Mary Convenience Store (263 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Thornton Crescent
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Old Coulsdon
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Thornton 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.
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Thornton Crescent home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£483,750).
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.
1013 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 Thornton Crescent compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Thornton Crescent ranks 67th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £483,750 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 34th of 96 for house price per square metre. 17% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 8.6 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Thornton Crescent | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £483,750 | £543,750 | 67th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £5,240 | £5,147 | 34th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 17% | 25% | 68th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 8.6 | 7.3 | 29th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 5.4% | 5.3% | 48th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 76th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Thornton 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.
Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon?
Houses on Thornton Crescent sold for a median of £483,750 since 2019 from 10 sales, and the median across all home types is £483,750.
Which council covers Thornton Crescent?
Thornton Crescent is in Old Coulsdon ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Thornton Crescent from the nearest station?
Coulsdon South is about 1880 m from the middle of Thornton Crescent, around 31 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon Town is 2360 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Thornton Crescent have?
17% of rated homes on Thornton Crescent are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Thornton 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 Thornton Crescent?
The nearest schools include Keston Primary School (280 m), Oasis Academy Coulsdon (550 m) and Coulsdon CofE Primary School (660 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Thornton Crescent?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £483,750 from 10 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £450,500 and £545,000.
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 Thornton Crescent, Old Coulsdon CR5
18 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 103 m² | D | £575,000 · 2025 | £5,583 |
| 6 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 87 m² | D | £530,000 · 2026 | £6,092 |
| 10 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 101 m² | E | £445,000 · 2017 | £4,406 |
| 12 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 83 m² | D | £249,000 · 2006 | £3,000 |
| 14 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 93 m² | C | £550,000 · 2022 | £5,914 |
| 16 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 127 m² | C | £492,500 · 2019 | £3,878 |
| 18 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 61 m² | E | £118,950 · 1999 | £1,950 |
| 22 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 93 m² | E | £555,000 · 2026 | £5,968 |
| 24 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 93 m² | D | £440,000 · 2019 | £4,731 |
| 28 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 81 m² | D | £460,000 · 2016 | £5,679 |
| 34 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 97 m² | E | £475,000 · 2021 | £4,897 |
| 38 Thornton Crescent | Semi-detached | 79 m² | C | £462,500 · 2021 | £5,854 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 18 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.