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Lapwing Close

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39 recorded sales · median £209,800 · Croydon

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Croydon Council · Conservative mayor · council NOC, Labour largest 28/70 seats · 40% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

70/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£210k

median price

9.5

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£210k

median sold price

10.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

18 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

159

schools total

9.5

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

1,221

Violence — most

14.1

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

151

green spaces

7.7

PM2.5 · WHO 5

709

eat & drink

229

shops

82.3%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£75,000 in 1995 → £381,250 in 2016

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Croydon, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £209,800. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 10.7× five-year average.

Sold price history

2016 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 39 sales£209,800

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.6× · five-year average 10.7×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership55%

Owned outright

24%

With a mortgage

31%

Private rented

26%

Social rented

18%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,600

Your band:

London Borough of Croydon£2,089

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,733

Band B£2,022

Band C£2,311

Band D (baseline)£2,600

Band E£3,178

Band F£3,755

Band G£4,333

Band H£5,200

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Croydon how Lapwing Close compares · from Croydon

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Norbury +30.4%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Norbury	£510,000	+30.4%	134
Kent Gate	£350,000	+21%	33
Woodside	£431,500	+20.9%	181
Thornton Heath	£380,500	+20.1%	335
Coulsdon	£607,500	+18.7%	189
Kenley	£540,000	+18.7%	204
New Addington	£380,000	+16.8%	108
Waddon Marsh	£375,000	+15.4%	119
Forestdale	£335,000	+12.9%	143
Old Coulsdon	£535,000	+10.8%	104
Pollards Hill	£445,000	+10.8%	91
Selsdon	£525,000	+9%	176
Clockhouse	£525,000	+8.1%	43
Hamsey Green	£520,000	+6.7%	33
Broad Green	£315,000	+6.5%	269
Addiscombe	£422,750	+5.6%	440
Addington	£515,000	+5.3%	47
Sanderstead	£663,750	+5%	146
Monks Orchard	£445,000	+3.4%	96
Upper Norwood	£465,000	+2.8%	314
Shirley	£527,500	+1.9%	129
Waddon	£365,000	+1.4%	181
South Norwood	£345,000	+1.1%	360
Selhurst	£341,500	+0.9%	162
Croydon	£310,000	-0.6%	564
Purley	£410,000	-10.9%	387

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Lapwing Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
20 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£385,000	Jul 2022
19, Lapwing Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£380,000	Aug 2019
5, Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£372,500	Aug 2016
22, Lapwing Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£390,000	Jun 2016
19, Lapwing Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£300,250	Sep 2015
12 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£330,000	Aug 2014
14 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£249,000	Jun 2013
21, Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£235,000	Mar 2012
5, Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£231,500	Jun 2010
9 LAPWING CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£335,000	Oct 2007
15 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£245,000	Aug 2007
22, Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£245,000	Jan 2007
11 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£259,950	Jul 2006
3 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£212,000	Jun 2005
1 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£235,000	Oct 2004
17 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£242,000	Sep 2004
15 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£210,000	Jun 2004
16 Lapwing Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£209,800	Apr 2004
11 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£273,000	Jul 2003
1 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£190,000	Nov 2002
12 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£179,950	May 2002
10 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£232,500	Dec 2001
15 LAPWING CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£137,000	Oct 2001
20 Lapwing Close	Terraced	—	—	£130,500	Jan 2001

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Croydon

Crime runs at 9.5 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month9.5

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Croydon

Violence & sexual offences

1,221

Anti-social behaviour

798

Vehicle crime

353

Shoplifting

350

Other theft

253

Public order

191

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Croydon district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Croydon

Population390,719

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

4.3/10

Employment

4.7/10

Education & skills

6.0/10

Health & disability

5.9/10

Crime

4.8/10

Housing & services

4.6/10

Living environment

4.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Croydon — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents7.2%

Degree-level (Level 4+)41%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home55%

Median age37.7

Born outside the UK35%

See the full Croydon report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

75% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Small Explorers Ltd	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.4 km
Courtwood Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Greenvale Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
Brightsparks Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.6 km
The ARC Centre	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Forestdale Primary School	Primary	—	0.6 km
SOUTHERN CHILDCARE FACILITIES- trading as ACORN NURSERY	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.6 km
Totstars Preschool	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.7 km
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.7 km
Quest Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.8 km
The Quest Academy	Secondary	Requires improvement ('24)	0.8 km
Selsdon Baptist Church Pre School	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.0 km
Small Explorers Limited	Nursery	—	1.1 km
Croydon High School	All-through	—	1.1 km
Selsdon Park Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Applegarth Academy	Primary	Good ('21)	1.9 km
The Wood Shed Forest School and Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	1.9 km
Totstars The Playbarn	Nursery	—	2.0 km
Royal Russell School	All-through	—	2.0 km
Mdl Coaching Sports Camps	Nursery	—	2.0 km
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.1 km
Fennies Beech House	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.2 km
Play Place Wayside Nursery	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	2.2 km
Learning Tree Pre School	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.3 km
The Learning Tree Pre School	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.3 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS

19 of 19 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Dental Beauty Addington	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Harris Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Goldmantle Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Farleigh Dental	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Selsdon Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Selsdon Park Medical Practice	GP	Good ('24)	1.3 km
Farley Road Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.4 km
Queenhill Medical Practice	GP	Good ('18)	1.4 km
Addington Medical Practice	GP	Good ('22)	1.9 km
New Addington Group Practice	GP	Good ('22)	1.9 km
Parkway Health Centre	Dentist	Good ('17)	1.9 km
Salcot Crescent Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Dougans Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Fieldhouse Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Aumex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Medipharm	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Headley Drive Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	2.4 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Dr Graham Aird	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Broom Road Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	3.1 km
Greenchem (Pharmacy)	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Hamsey Green Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Mayfield Dental	Dentist	—	3.3 km
Makepeace & Jackson	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Gentle Dental Care - Wickham Road	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Hartland Way Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	3.4 km
Wickham Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Mona Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Shirley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Shirley Medical Centre	GP	—	3.5 km
Warlingham Green Med Prac	GP	Good ('18)	3.6 km
Complete Dentistry Surrey	Dentist	—	3.6 km
Parkside Group Practice	GP	Good ('17)	3.7 km
Oaktree Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Miss C Mccarthy & Miss M Mccarthy	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Mccoig Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Shirley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Brighton Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Riddlesdown Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Blue Dental	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Haling Park Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	3.9 km
Shirley Clinic	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Kamsons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Croydon Orthodontic Practice	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Wickham Park Surgery	GP	—	3.9 km
Elizabeth House Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	4.0 km
Birdhurst Medical Practice	GP	Good ('21)	4.0 km
Addington Road Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	4.1 km
High Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.1 km
High Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Lakewood Pharmacy Limited	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Heathfield Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Swan Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Westchem Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Kenley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.3 km
Zina Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Station Road Surgery	GP	—	4.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Coney Hall Phcy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Stovell House Surgery	GP	—	4.4 km
Croydon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Park Lane Dental	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Croydon Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Larchwood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Hobbs Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
East Croydon Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	4.5 km
Friends Road Medical Practice	GP	—	4.5 km
Violet Lane Medical Practice	GP	Good ('19)	4.7 km
Ashburton Park Medical Centre	GP	—	4.7 km
Keston Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	4.7 km
Morland Road Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	5.0 km
Northway Road Surgery	GP	—	5.3 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Croydon

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 18 min from South Croydon Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Sanderstead Rail Station	2.1 mi	London Bridge	21 min
Purley Oaks Rail Station	2.3 mi	London Bridge	21 min
Riddlesdown Rail Station	2.4 mi	London Bridge	24 min
South Croydon Rail Station	2.4 mi	London Bridge	18 min
Kenley Rail Station	2.7 mi	London Bridge	38 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from South Croydon Rail Station (18 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

38%

Drive

30%

Public transport

24%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging15 points

Per 10,000 residents0.4

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Croydon

Air quality

NO₂

14.1

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.7

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1005%

Flood zone3% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)

Historic landfill78 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings181

Conservation areas22

Green belt25.3%

Green spaces151

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Croydon

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	709	89% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	229	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	50	—
Green spaces & parks	151	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

82.3%

Superfast

95.1%

Ultrafast

82.6%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Croydon

Figures for the wider Croydon — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate7.2%

In work (employment rate)61%

Companies registered here40,635

New incorporations (12m)5,565

Property companies (SPVs)5,349

See the full Croydon report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district