Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 85 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 18 addresses are in our records and 37 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £462,000 since 2019, about £5,783 per m².
Woodlands Grove ranks 75th of 110 roads in CR5 by typical home value (£462,000), 20% below the CR5 median of £574,000; prices here have risen about 6.2% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 26 Mar 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £462,000 since 2019 (15 sales), about £5,783/m².
- 18 addresses in 2 postcodes: CR5 3AJ, CR5 3AN.
- 11% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 62 min, including the walk to Woodmansterne (380 m).
- In Coulsdon Town ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon CR5: a short street with houses selling around £462k
Woodlands Grove is a short street in Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 18 addresses on it across 2 postcodes (CR5 3AJ, CR5 3AN), in Coulsdon Town ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Woodmansterne, about 380 m away.
The most common home is a terraced house of about 85 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 72% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 11% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: terraced houses 67%, semi-detached houses 28%, other types 6%. 76% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Woodlands Grove sold for a median of £462,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £417,500 and £485,500. That is below the CR5 median of £500,000 in our records. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, Woodlands Grove is 20th for house price per square metre.
Map of Woodlands Grove: 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.
Woodlands Grove house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £626,000 (3 Woodlands Grove, 2022); lowest £75,000 (1996).
What a house costs on Woodlands Grove: about £462k; terraced homes sell for the least and semi-detached homes the most
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 12 | 11 | £455,000 | 80 m² | £5,813 |
| Semi-detached | 5 | 4 | £527,500 | 97.5 m² | £5,710 |
£/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 Woodlands Grove
Middle half of 15 house sales since 2019: £417,500 to £485,500; median £462,000.
Woodlands Grove against nearby CR5 roads: among the dearest for house prices per m², 20 of 131
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Grove | this road | 18 | £462,000 | £5,783 | 11% |
| Portnalls Close | 250 m | 14 | £508,500 | £4,421 | 29% |
| Westleigh Avenue | 250 m | 23 | £450,000 | £4,661 | 17% |
| Chipstead Close | 250 m | 14 | £408,000 | £4,999 | 14% |
| Welcombes View | 300 m | 8 | £715,000 | £4,469 | 100% |
| Twinners Road | 350 m | 8 | £588,995 | £5,207 | 100% |
| Station Approach | 400 m | 15 | £422,500 | £4,772 | 33% |
| Bennett Close | 450 m | 8 | £564,995 | £5,090 | 100% |
| Chipstead Valley Road | 450 m | 173 | £390,000 | £5,172 | 22% |
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 Woodlands Grove
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR5.
| Measure | Woodlands Grove | Portnalls Close | Westleigh Avenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £462,000 | £508,500 | £450,000 |
| Typical floor area | 85 m² | 98.22 m² | 85 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,783 | £4,421 | £4,661 |
| Detached homes | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Woodlands Grove is 9% cheaper than Portnalls Close. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Woodlands Grove: mostly terraced, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 85 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Woodlands Grove
89% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Woodlands Grove: about 4.9 years, with resold homes gaining 6.2% 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. 13 of 18 addresses (72%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 43 Woodlands Grove £84,000 (1997) → £150,000 (2001) | 4.6 yrs | 13.6% |
| 29 Woodlands Grove £136,950 (1999) → £232,000 (2004) | 4.9 yrs | 11.3% |
| 7 Woodlands Grove £75,000 (1996) → £415,000 (2020) | 23.7 yrs | 7.5% |
| 49 Woodlands Grove £230,000 (2010) → £425,000 (2018) | 8.6 yrs | 7.4% |
| 33 Woodlands Grove £87,750 (1996) → £418,000 (2018) | 22.0 yrs | 7.4% |
Latest house sales on Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 26 Mar 2026 | £465,000 | 80 m² | £5,813 |
| 31 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 30 May 2025 | £475,000 | 87 m² | £5,460 |
| 11 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 14 Feb 2025 | £380,000 | 63 m² | £6,032 |
| 23 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 14 Feb 2025 | £462,000 | 93 m² | £4,968 |
| 19 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 2 Dec 2024 | £365,200 | 58 m² | £6,297 |
| 15 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached house | 9 Feb 2023 | £480,000 | 83 m² | £5,783 |
| 3 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached house | 6 Dec 2022 | £626,000 | 108 m² | £5,796 |
| 29 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 20 Sept 2022 | £455,000 | 80 m² | £5,688 |
| 37 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 6 Apr 2022 | £420,000 | 86 m² | £4,884 |
| 27 Woodlands Grove | Terraced house | 25 Nov 2021 | £625,000 | 94 m² | £6,649 |
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 £462,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 17% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon: 74% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 043D: 1,881 residents in 671 households around Woodlands Grove. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1523%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4429%
- 45 to 6423%
- 65 and over15%
Household type
- One person16%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children43%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright28%
- Mortgage or shared46%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented18%
Cars and vans per household
- No car14%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (921 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above34%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level25%
- None16%
Schools near Woodlands Grove, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 460 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 600 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 790 m 13 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) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.7 km 28 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 Woodlands Grove: 62 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.
Woodlands Grove to central London
| Victoria | 62 min | walk 14 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 64 min | walk 14 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Woodlands Grove
| Woodmansterne | 380 m | about 6 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1130 m | about 18 min walk |
| Chipstead | 1260 m | about 21 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Woodlands Grove
10 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 434. Nearest stop: Woodlands Grove, 95 m away.
Living on Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Woodmansterne, about 380 m away, and Coulsdon South, about 1.1 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 62 minutes, walking included. 2 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 166 and 434, with Woodlands Grove 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, Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good) and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Corrigan Recreation Ground, Lakers Rise Recreation Ground and Coulsdon Memorial Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Coulsdon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Woodlands Grove: homes nearby use 15% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 043D (686 gas meters, 694 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 73% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 12,376 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 67% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,892 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 Woodlands Grove: 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
- 115 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 Woodlands Grove: 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 | 800 m | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 470 m | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Post office | Coulsdon Post Office | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Corrigan Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.9 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Woodlands Grove
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 | 2.8 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 Woodlands Grove: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Woodlands Grove
Crime and policing near Woodlands Grove
1,165 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Woodlands Grove
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 626, earlier 6 months: 539.
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 Woodlands Grove
59 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 38 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: St Aidans Roman Catholic Primary School (216 m, rated 5); Olive Dining At Smitham Primary School (216 m, rated 5); Londis (313 m, rated 5); Best One (317 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Woodlands Grove
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Coulsdon Town
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Woodlands Grove 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 Woodlands Grove home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£462,000).
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 Woodlands Grove compares with the other 104 ranked CR5 roads
Woodlands Grove ranks 71st of 104 CR5 roads for median sale price, at £462,000 against a district-wide road median of £543,750, and 15th of 96 for house price per square metre. 11% of its rated homes reach EPC band C or better, compared with 25% on the typical road. Homes here are held for 4.9 years on average, against 7.3 years across CR5.
| Measure | Woodlands Grove | CR5 road median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price since 2019 | £462,000 | £543,750 | 71st of 104 |
| House price per m² | £5,783 | £5,147 | 15th of 96 |
| Homes rated EPC C or better | 11% | 25% | 87th of 104 |
| Years a home is typically held | 4.9 | 7.3 | 87th of 101 |
| Yearly gain between sales | 6.3% | 5.3% | 26th of 101 |
| Flats as a share of homes | 0% | 0% | 80th of 104 |
Roads with at least eight addresses in our records. Full league table on the street rankings page.
Council tax on Woodlands Grove: 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.
Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon?
Houses on Woodlands Grove sold for a median of £462,000 since 2019 from 15 sales, and the median across all home types is £462,000.
Which council covers Woodlands Grove?
Woodlands Grove is in Coulsdon Town ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Woodlands Grove from the nearest station?
Woodmansterne is about 380 m from the middle of Woodlands Grove, around 6 minutes' walk, and Coulsdon South is 1130 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Woodlands Grove have?
11% of rated homes on Woodlands Grove are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Woodlands Grove?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Woodlands Grove?
The nearest schools include Chipstead Valley Primary School (460 m), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (600 m) and Smitham Primary School (790 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Woodlands Grove?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £462,000 from 15 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £417,500 and £485,500.
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 Woodlands Grove, Coulsdon CR5
18 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 102 m² | D | £575,000 · 2021 | £5,637 |
| 3 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 108 m² | D | £626,000 · 2022 | £5,796 |
| 7 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 93 m² | D | £415,000 · 2020 | £4,462 |
| 9 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 63 m² | D | £247,000 · 2006 | £3,921 |
| 11 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 63 m² | C | £380,000 · 2025 | £6,032 |
| 15 Woodlands Grove | Semi-detached | 83 m² | E | £480,000 · 2023 | £5,783 |
| 17 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 77 m² | D | £455,000 · 2021 | £5,909 |
| 19 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 58 m² | D | £365,200 · 2024 | £6,297 |
| 23 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 93 m² | D | £462,000 · 2025 | £4,968 |
| 26 Woodlands Grove | Other | – | D | £127,000 · 1999 | – |
| 27 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 94 m² | D | £625,000 · 2021 | £6,649 |
| 29 Woodlands Grove | Terraced | 80 m² | D | £465,000 · 2026 | £5,813 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 18 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.