Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a flat of about 65.5 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 6 addresses are in our records and 11 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 17 Sept 2021. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 11 sales on record since 1995 across 6 addresses.
- 6 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 2AP.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 56 min, including the walk to Woodmansterne (420 m).
- In Carshalton South & Clockhouse ward, London Borough of Sutton.
About Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon CR5: a small street
Whitethorn Avenue is a small street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Sutton. We hold 6 addresses on it in CR5 2AP, in Carshalton South & Clockhouse ward and the Carshalton and Wallington constituency. The nearest station is Woodmansterne, about 420 m away.
The most common home is a flat of about 65.5 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 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: flats 100%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
There are too few recent sales on Whitethorn Avenue to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Whitethorn 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.
Whitethorn Avenue house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £285,000 (Flat 7, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue, 2019); lowest £87,500 (2006).
Homes on Whitethorn Avenue: mostly flat, and most are rated EPC C
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 65.5 m², 3 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Whitethorn Avenue
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Whitethorn Avenue: about 11.6 years, with resold homes gaining 4.1% 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. 2 of 6 addresses (33%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue £87,500 (2006) → £280,000 (2021) | 15.2 yrs | 8.0% |
| Flat 9, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue £167,000 (2008) → £275,000 (2016) | 7.8 yrs | 6.6% |
| Flat 11, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue £142,000 (2005) → £225,000 (2017) | 11.6 yrs | 4.1% |
| Flat 6, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue £182,000 (2005) → £280,500 (2019) | 13.7 yrs | 3.2% |
| Flat 11, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue £225,000 (2017) → £248,000 (2021) | 4.0 yrs | 2.5% |
Latest house sales on Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 17 Sept 2021 | £280,000 | 66 m² | – |
| Flat 11, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 21 Jun 2021 | £248,000 | 41 m² | – |
| Flat 7, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 17 May 2019 | £285,000 | 65 m² | – |
| Flat 6, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 11 Apr 2019 | £280,500 | 68 m² | – |
| Flat 11, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 23 Jun 2017 | £225,000 | 41 m² | – |
| Flat 9, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 17 Oct 2016 | £275,000 | 68.02 m² | – |
| Flat 10, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 23 Jun 2009 | £138,000 | 31 m² | – |
| Flat 9, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 19 Dec 2008 | £167,000 | 68.02 m² | – |
| Flat 3, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 24 Jul 2006 | £87,500 | 66 m² | – |
| Flat 11, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat / maisonette | 25 Nov 2005 | £142,000 | 41 m² | – |
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 Sutton market: average price £447,596, up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Sutton, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,026,134 |
| Semi-detached | £649,613 |
| Terraced | £458,001 |
| Flat or maisonette | £281,553 |
Who lives around Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon: 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 36% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Sutton 024D: 1,714 residents in 636 households around Whitethorn Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 2412%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over16%
Household type
- One person21%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children37%
- Other28%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright28%
- Mortgage or shared38%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented26%
Cars and vans per household
- No car17%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars28%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (815 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good83%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad6%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above30%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level26%
- None18%
Schools near Whitethorn Avenue, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 670 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 940 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.5 km 24 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 Whitethorn Avenue: 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.
Whitethorn Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 56 min | walk 8 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 58 min | walk 8 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Whitethorn Avenue
| Woodmansterne | 420 m | about 7 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1520 m | about 25 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1580 m | about 26 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Whitethorn Avenue
No mapped bus stops within 1 km of this postcode. Rural stops and routes can be missing from OpenStreetMap, so check the operator before relying on this.
Living on Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Woodmansterne, about 420 m away, and Coulsdon South, 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.
Aldi and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Bramley Avenue Surgery and The Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good) and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Woodcote High School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 1.5 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Sutton before relying on distance.
Corrigan Recreation Ground, Woodmansterne Recreation Ground - The Park and Lakers Rise Recreation Ground are the nearest named green spaces.
Energy use around Whitethorn Avenue: homes nearby use 32% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Sutton 024D (635 gas meters, 654 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 87% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,514 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 82% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,907 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 Whitethorn Avenue: 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) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 144 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 Whitethorn 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 | 940 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 620 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Post office | The Mount Post Office | 430 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Corrigan Recreation Ground | 440 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Whitethorn Avenue
253 public charging devices in Sutton (74 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 118 per 100,000 people. That ranks 203 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 | 1.2 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.4 km |
| Public charge point | 2.5 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 Whitethorn Avenue: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Whitethorn Avenue
Crime and policing near Whitethorn Avenue
1,100 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Whitethorn Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 582, earlier 6 months: 518.
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 Whitethorn Avenue
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: V And P Convenience Store (433 m, rated 3); Clockhouse Convenience Stores (452 m, rated 1); Morleys (452 m, rated 5); Coulsdon Spice (452 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Whitethorn Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Sutton AQMA)
- Ward
- Carshalton South & Clockhouse
- Planning authority
- Sutton LPA
Photos of Whitethorn 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.
Council tax on Whitethorn Avenue: Band D is £2,379 a year in Sutton, 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 Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, £13 below the England average of £2,392. That ranks Sutton 192nd highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,270 last year. Next door in Croydon, Band D is £2,600, £221 more than in Sutton, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £221 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 Sutton, 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 | £1,586 | £132 |
| Band B | £1,850 | £154 |
| Band C | £2,114 | £176 |
| Band D | £2,379 | £198 |
| Band E | £2,907 | £242 |
| Band F | £3,436 | £286 |
| Band G | £3,964 | £330 |
| Band H | £4,757 | £396 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon?
Whitethorn Avenue has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 11 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Whitethorn Avenue?
Whitethorn Avenue is in Carshalton South & Clockhouse ward in London Borough of Sutton, and in the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency.
How far is Whitethorn Avenue from the nearest station?
Woodmansterne is about 420 m from the middle of Whitethorn Avenue, around 7 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 1520 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Whitethorn Avenue have?
100% of rated homes on Whitethorn Avenue are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Whitethorn Avenue?
Band D council tax in Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Whitethorn Avenue?
The nearest schools include Chipstead Valley Primary School (670 m), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (940 m) and Smitham Primary School (1.0 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Whitethorn Avenue?
Whitethorn Avenue has 11 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Coulsdon, where the median sale since 2019 is £500,000.
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 Whitethorn Avenue, Coulsdon CR5
6 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat | 66 m² | C | £280,000 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 6, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat | 68 m² | C | £280,500 · 2019 | – |
| Flat 7, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat | 65 m² | C | £285,000 · 2019 | – |
| Flat 9, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat | 68.02 m² | C | £275,000 · 2016 | – |
| Flat 10, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat | 31 m² | C | £138,000 · 2009 | – |
| Flat 11, Glebe Court, 27 Whitethorn Avenue | Flat | 41 m² | C | £248,000 · 2021 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 6 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.