Welcomes Road, Kenley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 189 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 38 addresses are in our records and 78 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £1,013,500 since 2019, about £4,937 per m².
Welcomes Road ranks 5th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£877,500), 73% above the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 5.0% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 23 Feb 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £1,013,500 since 2019 (16 sales), about £4,937/m².
- 38 addresses in 2 postcodes: CR8 5HA, CR8 5HD.
- 47% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 56 min, including the walk to Kenley (570 m).
- In Kenley ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Welcomes Road, Kenley CR8: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £1.01m
Welcomes Road is a medium-sized street in Kenley, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 38 addresses on it across 2 postcodes (CR8 5HA, CR8 5HD), in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Kenley, about 570 m away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 189 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 32% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 47% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: detached houses 82%, semi-detached houses 13%, flats 5%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
Houses on Welcomes Road sold for a median of £1,013,500 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £816,875 and £1,152,500. That is above the CR8 median of £455,000 in our records. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Welcomes Road is 76th for house price per square metre.
Map of Welcomes Road: 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.
Welcomes Road house prices: up 39% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £1,650,000 (17 Welcomes Road, 2021); lowest £135,000 (1995).
What a house costs on Welcomes Road: about £1.01m; flats 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 | 5 | 6 | £980,000 | 190 m² | £5,148 |
| Detached | 31 | 10 | £1,013,500 | 201 m² | £4,937 |
| Flat | 2 | 4 | £447,500 | 85 m² | n/a |
£/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 Welcomes Road
Middle half of 16 house sales since 2019: £816,875 to £1,152,500; median £1,013,500.
Welcomes Road against nearby CR8 roads: mid-table for house prices per m², 76 of 132
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcomes Road | this road | 38 | £877,500 | £4,937 | 47% |
| Benham Close | 1600 m | 9 | £433,000 | £5,851 | 22% |
| Coulsdon Court Road | 1600 m | 21 | £792,500 | £5,189 | 43% |
| Bishops Close | 1650 m | 18 | £623,500 | £6,828 | 17% |
| Golf Side Mews | 1650 m | 9 | £655,000 | £5,496 | 100% |
| Cearn Way | 1700 m | 14 | £700,000 | £5,156 | 21% |
| Coulsdon Road | 1750 m | 88 | £550,000 | £4,881 | 36% |
| Tudor Close | 1750 m | 9 | £505,000 | £5,549 | 11% |
| Byron Avenue | 1800 m | 15 | £630,000 | £4,959 | 13% |
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 Welcomes Road
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR8.
| Measure | Welcomes Road | Hermitage Road | Oakmont Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £877,500 | £729,000 | £600,000 |
| Typical floor area | 189 m² | 123 m² | 111 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,937 | £4,941 | £5,405 |
| Detached homes | 82% | 52% | 0% |
| Flats | 5% | 48% | 0% |
Welcomes Road is 20% dearer than Hermitage Road. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on Welcomes Road: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 189 m², 7 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Welcomes Road
53% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
Does a better rating pay? Houses rated C or better sold for a median £4,892/m² against £6,317/m² for D or lower (11 and 5 sales).
How long people stay on Welcomes Road: about 6.4 years, with resold homes gaining 5.0% 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. 14 of 38 addresses (37%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Welcomes Road £852,500 (2018) → £1,650,000 (2021) | 3.4 yrs | 21.1% |
| 64 Welcomes Road £250,000 (1996) → £650,000 (2002) | 5.5 yrs | 19.1% |
| 18 Welcomes Road £179,950 (1997) → £385,000 (2002) | 5.2 yrs | 15.8% |
| 69 Welcomes Road £145,000 (1999) → £415,000 (2007) | 7.6 yrs | 14.8% |
| 31 Welcomes Road £480,000 (2012) → £800,000 (2017) | 4.7 yrs | 11.4% |
Latest house sales on Welcomes Road, Kenley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Welcomes Road | Semi-detached house | 23 Feb 2026 | £865,000 | 181 m² | £4,779 |
| 6a Welcomes Road | Semi-detached house | 7 Jul 2025 | £1,095,000 | 199 m² | £5,503 |
| 63 Welcomes Road | Detached house | 27 May 2025 | £697,500 | 140 m² | £4,982 |
| 8 Welcomes Road | Semi-detached house | 13 Mar 2025 | £1,160,000 | 242 m² | £4,793 |
| Flat 8, Welcomes Road | Flat / maisonette | 6 Aug 2024 | £445,000 | 85 m² | – |
| 37 Welcomes Road | Detached house | 23 Nov 2023 | £807,500 | 124 m² | £6,512 |
| 4 Welcomes Road | Detached house | 18 Oct 2023 | £958,000 | 208 m² | £4,606 |
| 67 Welcomes Road | Detached house | 29 Apr 2022 | £800,000 | 117 m² | £6,838 |
| Flat 8, Welcomes Road | Flat / maisonette | 29 Apr 2022 | £450,000 | 85 m² | – |
| 6a Welcomes Road | Semi-detached house | 4 Apr 2022 | £1,165,000 | 199 m² | £5,854 |
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 £1,013,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 157% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Welcomes Road, Kenley: 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 48% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042A: 1,835 residents in 752 households around Welcomes Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4426%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over17%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children32%
- Other27%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright29%
- Mortgage or shared39%
- Private rented15%
- Social rented17%
Cars and vans per household
- No car15%
- 1 car49%
- 2 cars26%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (939 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above44%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level24%
- None10%
Schools near Welcomes Road, Kenley: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 590 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 630 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.2 km 19 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) | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.6 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 Welcomes Road: 56 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.
Welcomes Road to central London
| Victoria | 56 min | walk 11 min → train 4 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 63 min | walk 11 min → train 4 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Welcomes Road
| Kenley | 570 m | about 9 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 1480 m | about 24 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1820 m | about 30 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Welcomes Road
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Living on Welcomes Road, Kenley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Kenley, about 570 m away, and Riddlesdown, about 1.5 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 56 minutes, walking included.
Tesco Extra and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Moorings Surgery, Old Coulsdon Medical Practice and The Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, The Hayes Primary School (good), Harris Primary Academy Kenley and New Valley Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Riddlesdown Collegiate (outstanding) is the nearest secondary school at 1.2 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Riddlesdown, Bourne Park, The Glade and Kenley Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Kenley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Welcomes Road: homes nearby use 34% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 042A (732 gas meters, 846 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 92% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,628 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 85% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,965 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 Welcomes Road: 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) | 11.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 125 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 Welcomes Road: 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 Moorings Surgery | 470 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 1.5 km | 16 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 2.1 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 2.1 km | 7 |
| Library | Unnamed | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 710 m | 35 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.4 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Welcomes Road
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
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 610 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 890 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 930 m |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.7 km |
| Public charge point | 2.0 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 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 Welcomes Road: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Welcomes Road
Crime and policing near Welcomes Road
835 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Welcomes Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 437, earlier 6 months: 398.
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 Welcomes Road
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 33 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Abbey Wood Grange Day Nursery (307 m, rated 5); Hill House Nursing Home (383 m, rated 5); Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home (428 m, rated 4); Rokewood Court Care Home (523 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Welcomes Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Welcomes Road 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 Welcomes Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£1,013,500).
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.
1002 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 Welcomes Road: 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.
Welcomes Road, Kenley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Welcomes Road, Kenley?
Houses on Welcomes Road sold for a median of £1,013,500 since 2019 from 16 sales, and the median across all home types is £877,500.
Which council covers Welcomes Road?
Welcomes Road is in Kenley ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Welcomes Road from the nearest station?
Kenley is about 570 m from the middle of Welcomes Road, around 9 minutes' walk, and Riddlesdown is 1480 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Welcomes Road have?
47% of rated homes on Welcomes Road are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Welcomes Road?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Welcomes Road?
The nearest schools include The Hayes Primary School (590 m), Harris Primary Academy Kenley (630 m) and New Valley Primary School (1.0 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Welcomes Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £1,013,500 from 16 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £816,875 and £1,152,500.
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 Welcomes Road, Kenley CR8
38 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Welcomes Road | Detached | 208 m² | C | £958,000 · 2023 | £4,606 |
| 6a Welcomes Road | Semi-detached | 199 m² | B | £1,095,000 · 2025 | £5,503 |
| 8 Welcomes Road | Semi-detached | 242 m² | C | £1,160,000 · 2025 | £4,793 |
| Flat 8, Welcomes Road | Flat | 85 m² | B | £445,000 · 2024 | – |
| Flat 9, Welcomes Road | Flat | 60 m² | B | £392,500 · 2021 | – |
| 11 Welcomes Road | Detached | 291 m² | D | £500,000 · 2012 | £1,718 |
| 12 Welcomes Road | Detached | 300 m² | E | £1,300,000 · 2018 | £4,333 |
| 17 Welcomes Road | Detached | 473 m² | B | £1,650,000 · 2021 | £3,488 |
| 18 Welcomes Road | Semi-detached | 181 m² | D | £865,000 · 2026 | £4,779 |
| 20 Welcomes Road | Semi-detached | 82 m² | G | £518,000 · 2019 | £6,317 |
| 23 Welcomes Road | Detached | 189 m² | D | £745,000 · 2015 | £3,942 |
| 24 Welcomes Road | Detached | 196 m² | C | £785,000 · 2015 | £4,005 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 38 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.