Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 128 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 15 addresses are in our records and 17 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £599,995 since 2019, about £4,648 per m².
Whattingdon Road ranks 36th of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£599,995), 5% above the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 3.0% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 7 Mar 2024. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £599,995 since 2019 (17 sales), about £4,648/m².
- 15 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3JY.
- 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 (820 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon CR5: a short street with houses selling around £600k
Whattingdon Road is a short street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 15 addresses on it in CR5 3JY, in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Woodmansterne, about 820 m away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 128 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 73%, detached houses 27%.
Houses on Whattingdon Road sold for a median of £599,995 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £594,995 and £600,000. That is above the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Whattingdon Road is 97th for house price per square metre.
Map of Whattingdon 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.
Whattingdon Road house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £809,995 (10 Whattingdon Road, 2020); lowest £584,995 (2020).
What a house costs on Whattingdon Road: about £600k; 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 | 11 | 13 | £594,995 | 128 m² | £4,687 |
| Detached | 4 | 4 | £699,998 | 188 m² | £4,282 |
£/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 Whattingdon Road
Middle half of 17 house sales since 2019: £594,995 to £600,000; median £599,995.
Whattingdon Road against nearby CR5 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 97 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whattingdon Road | this road | 15 | £599,995 | £4,648 | 100% |
| Bennett Close | 50 m | 8 | £564,995 | £5,090 | 100% |
| Twinners Road | 150 m | 8 | £588,995 | £5,207 | 100% |
| Crawford Crescent | 200 m | 20 | £600,000 | £4,000 | 100% |
| Chaucer Gardens | 250 m | 15 | £615,000 | £5,030 | 100% |
| Olave Close | 450 m | 17 | £610,000 | £4,984 | 100% |
| Station Approach | 450 m | 15 | £422,500 | £4,772 | 33% |
| Portnalls Close | 500 m | 14 | £508,500 | £4,421 | 29% |
| Woodlands Grove | 500 m | 18 | £462,000 | £5,783 | 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 Whattingdon Road
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Whattingdon Road | Bennett Close | Twinners Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £599,995 | £564,995 | £588,995 |
| Typical floor area | 128 m² | 111 m² | 111 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,648 | £5,090 | £5,207 |
| Detached homes | 27% | 0% | 25% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Whattingdon Road is 6% dearer than Bennett Close. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on Whattingdon Road: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC B
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 128 m².
EPC energy ratings on Whattingdon Road
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
Latest house sales on Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached house | 7 Mar 2024 | £660,000 | 116 m² | £5,690 |
| 11 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached house | 22 Aug 2022 | £625,000 | 113 m² | £5,531 |
| 9 Whattingdon Road | Detached house | 9 Sept 2020 | £799,995 | 188 m² | £4,255 |
| 18 Whattingdon Road | Detached house | 28 Aug 2020 | £589,995 | 111 m² | £5,315 |
| 16 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached house | 27 Aug 2020 | £600,000 | 116 m² | £5,172 |
| 14 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached house | 30 Jul 2020 | £600,000 | 116 m² | £5,172 |
| 11 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached house | 16 Jul 2020 | £584,995 | 113 m² | £5,177 |
| 12 Whattingdon Road | Detached house | 18 Jun 2020 | £600,000 | 188 m² | £3,191 |
| 4 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached house | 16 Apr 2020 | £594,995 | 128 m² | £4,648 |
| 10 Whattingdon Road | Detached house | 31 Jan 2020 | £809,995 | 188 m² | £4,308 |
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 £599,995 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 52% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Whattingdon Road, 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 Whattingdon Road. 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 Whattingdon Road, 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 | 650 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 840 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 900 m 15 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) | 1.0 km 17 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 Whattingdon Road: 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.
Whattingdon Road to central London
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 17 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 47 min | walk 17 min → train 30 min |
Stations near Whattingdon Road
| Woodmansterne | 820 m | about 13 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1380 m | about 22 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Whattingdon Road
6 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 404 405 434. Nearest stop: Crawford Crescent, 162 m away.
Living on Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Woodmansterne, about 820 m away, and Coulsdon South, about 920 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.
Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Memorial Ground, 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 Whattingdon Road: 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 Whattingdon Road: 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
- 140 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 Whattingdon Road: 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 | 890 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 750 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Farthing Downs | 1.1 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Whattingdon 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.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.0 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.3 km |
| Public charge point | 2.9 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 Whattingdon Road: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Whattingdon Road
Crime and policing near Whattingdon Road
1,247 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Whattingdon Road
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 Whattingdon Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (314 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (314 m, rated 5); The Full Monty Cafe (437 m, rated 5); The White House (538 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Whattingdon Road
- 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 Whattingdon 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 Whattingdon Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£599,995).
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.
How Whattingdon Road compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Whattingdon Road ranks 35th of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £599,995 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 75th of 96 for house price per square metre. 100% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 2.8 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Whattingdon Road | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £599,995 | £543,750 | 35th of 104 |
| House price per m² | £4,648 | £5,147 | 75th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 100% | 25% | 7th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 2.8 | 7.3 | 101st of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 3.0% | 5.3% | 82nd of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 85th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Whattingdon 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.
Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon?
Houses on Whattingdon Road sold for a median of £599,995 since 2019 from 17 sales, and the median across all home types is £599,995.
Which council covers Whattingdon Road?
Whattingdon Road is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Whattingdon Road from the nearest station?
Woodmansterne is about 820 m from the middle of Whattingdon Road, around 13 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 920 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Whattingdon Road have?
100% of rated homes on Whattingdon Road are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Whattingdon 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 Whattingdon Road?
The nearest schools include St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (650 m), Smitham Primary School (840 m) and Chipstead Valley Primary School (900 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Whattingdon Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £599,995 from 17 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £594,995 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 Whattingdon Road, Coulsdon CR5
15 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £594,995 · 2019 | £4,648 |
| 2 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £594,995 · 2019 | £4,648 |
| 3 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £594,995 · 2019 | £4,648 |
| 4 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £594,995 · 2020 | £4,648 |
| 5 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £594,995 · 2019 | £4,648 |
| 6 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £594,995 · 2019 | £4,648 |
| 7 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £599,995 · 2019 | £4,687 |
| 8 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 128 m² | B | £599,995 · 2019 | £4,687 |
| 9 Whattingdon Road | Detached | 188 m² | B | £799,995 · 2020 | £4,255 |
| 10 Whattingdon Road | Detached | 188 m² | B | £809,995 · 2020 | £4,308 |
| 11 Whattingdon Road | Semi-detached | 113 m² | B | £625,000 · 2022 | £5,531 |
| 12 Whattingdon Road | Detached | 188 m² | B | £600,000 · 2020 | £3,191 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 15 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.