Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 115 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 5 addresses are in our records and 5 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £592,995 since 2019, about £5,156 per m².
Latest recorded sale 27 Mar 2020. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £592,995 since 2019 (5 sales), about £5,156/m².
- 5 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3HZ.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Blackfriars 44 min, including the walk to Woodmansterne (760 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon CR5: a small street with houses selling around £593k
Van Brugh Avenue is a small street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 5 addresses on it in CR5 3HZ, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Woodmansterne, about 760 m away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 115 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 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: semi-detached houses 60%, detached houses 40%.
Houses on Van Brugh Avenue sold for a median of £592,995 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £592,995 and £600,000. That is above the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Van Brugh Avenue is 56th for house price per square metre.
Map of Van Brugh Avenue: 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.
Van Brugh Avenue house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £619,995 (1 Van Brugh Avenue, 2020); lowest £587,995 (2020).
What a house costs on Van Brugh Avenue: about £593k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 3 | 3 | £592,995 | 115 m² | £5,156 |
| Detached | 2 | 2 | £609,998 | 122 m² | £5,000 |
£/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 Van Brugh Avenue
Middle half of 5 house sales since 2019: £592,995 to £600,000; median £592,995.
Homes on Van Brugh Avenue: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC B
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 115 m².
EPC energy ratings on Van Brugh Avenue
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
Latest house sales on Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Van Brugh Avenue | Semi-detached house | 27 Mar 2020 | £592,995 | 115 m² | £5,156 |
| 2 Van Brugh Avenue | Semi-detached house | 26 Mar 2020 | £587,995 | 111 m² | £5,297 |
| 4 Van Brugh Avenue | Semi-detached house | 26 Mar 2020 | £592,995 | 115 m² | £5,156 |
| 1 Van Brugh Avenue | Detached house | 27 Feb 2020 | £619,995 | 122 m² | £5,082 |
| 3 Van Brugh Avenue | Detached house | 27 Feb 2020 | £600,000 | 122 m² | £4,918 |
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 £592,995 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 51% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Van Brugh Avenue, 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 Van Brugh Avenue. 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 Van Brugh Avenue, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 570 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 770 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 870 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 |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.5 km 25 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 Van Brugh Avenue: 44 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.
Van Brugh Avenue to central London
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 17 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 47 min | walk 17 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Van Brugh Avenue
| Woodmansterne | 760 m | about 12 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 890 m | about 14 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1400 m | about 23 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Van Brugh Avenue
6 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 405 434. Nearest stop: Crawford Crescent, 162 m away.
Living on Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Woodmansterne, about 760 m away, and Coulsdon South, about 890 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Blackfriars in 44 minutes, walking included. 3 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 404, 405 and 434, with Crawford Crescent 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. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Coulsdon Memorial Ground, Farthing Downs, Lakers Rise Recreation Ground and Corrigan Recreation Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Van Brugh Avenue: 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 Van Brugh Avenue: NO₂ 9.9 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) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 133 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 Van Brugh Avenue: 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 | 820 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 670 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Coulsdon Memorial Ground | 1.1 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.9 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Van Brugh Avenue
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 | 930 m |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.3 km |
| Public charge point | 2.8 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 Van Brugh Avenue: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Van Brugh Avenue
Crime and policing near Van Brugh Avenue
1,247 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Van Brugh Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 663, earlier 6 months: 584.
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 Van Brugh Avenue
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (247 m, rated 5); St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (247 m, rated 5); The Full Monty Cafe (461 m, rated 5); The White House (564 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Van Brugh Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Van Brugh Avenue 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 Van Brugh Avenue home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£592,995).
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 Van Brugh Avenue: 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.
Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon?
Houses on Van Brugh Avenue sold for a median of £592,995 since 2019 from 5 sales, and the median across all home types is £592,995.
Which council covers Van Brugh Avenue?
Van Brugh Avenue is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Van Brugh Avenue from the nearest station?
Woodmansterne is about 760 m from the middle of Van Brugh Avenue, around 12 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 890 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Van Brugh Avenue have?
100% of rated homes on Van Brugh Avenue are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Van Brugh Avenue?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Van Brugh Avenue?
The nearest schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (570 m), Smitham Primary School (770 m) and Chipstead Valley Primary School (870 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Van Brugh Avenue?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £592,995 from 5 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £592,995 and £600,000.
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 Van Brugh Avenue, Coulsdon CR5
5 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Van Brugh Avenue | Detached | 122 m² | B | £619,995 · 2020 | £5,082 |
| 2 Van Brugh Avenue | Semi-detached | 111 m² | B | £587,995 · 2020 | £5,297 |
| 3 Van Brugh Avenue | Detached | 122 m² | B | £600,000 · 2020 | £4,918 |
| 4 Van Brugh Avenue | Semi-detached | 115 m² | B | £592,995 · 2020 | £5,156 |
| 6 Van Brugh Avenue | Semi-detached | 115 m² | B | £592,995 · 2020 | £5,156 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 5 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.