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Old Town

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75 recorded sales · median £128,000 · 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

£128k

median price

9.5

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£128k

median sold price

10.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

13 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

£175,000 in 2005 → £267,750 in 2024

⌄ 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 £128,000. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 10.7× five-year average.

Sold price history

2024 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 75 sales£128,000

Full history since 1996

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 Old Town 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 Old Town — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
73 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£367,500	Mar 2025
47 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£340,500	May 2024
Flat 23 Cromwell House 44 Old Town	Flat	—	—	£195,000	Apr 2024
49, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£375,000	Feb 2023
3 Old Town	Semi-detached	—	—	£345,000	Jul 2022
15, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£320,000	Oct 2021
31, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£366,000	Apr 2021
35, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£317,000	Mar 2021
17, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£245,000	Dec 2020
43 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£308,000	Feb 2020
Flat 23 Cromwell House 44 Old Town	Flat	—	—	£87,000	Nov 2019
29 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£335,000	Jun 2017
Flat 32 Cromwell House 44 Old Town	Flat	—	—	£140,000	Apr 2017
83, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£350,000	Oct 2016
Flat 1 Cromwell House 44 Old Town	Flat	—	—	£120,000	Apr 2016
21, Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£265,000	Jan 2016
19 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£195,000	Aug 2014
Flat 42 Cromwell House 44, Old Town	Flat	—	—	£154,000	Jul 2014
Flat 1 Cromwell House 44 Old Town	Flat	—	—	£85,000	Jan 2014
43 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£172,000	Apr 2013
29 Old Town	Terraced	—	—	£190,000	Apr 2013
13 Old Town	Flat	—	—	£115,000	Mar 2013
27 OLD TOWN	Terraced	—	—	£160,000	Jan 2013
13a Old Town	Flat	—	—	£120,000	Jun 2012

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

Ofsted

25 nearest 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
LL KIDS CLUB LTD	Nursery	—	0.2 km
The Minster Junior School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.2 km
The Minster Nursery and Infants Church of England Academy	Primary	—	0.2 km
Purple Panda Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.3 km
Krishna Avanti Primary School	Primary	—	0.3 km
Blossoms Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.4 km
New Life Christian Centre (croydon)	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Aims Tuition Limited	Nursery	—	0.5 km
Mulberries and Willows Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Happy Little Angels Day Nursery Ltd	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	0.6 km
Croydon Metropolitan College	Secondary	—	0.6 km
Little Rayes Daycare (Croydon)	Nursery	—	0.7 km
Kinderland Day Nursery Central Croydon	Nursery	—	0.7 km
Howard Primary School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Al-Khair School Preparatory School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Banana Moon Day Nursery Croydon	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.7 km
Blooming Years Nursery & Pre-school	Nursery	—	0.8 km
Sherwood Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Croydon College	16 plus	—	0.8 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Croydon	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.8 km
Heathfield Academy	Primary	—	0.8 km
Dar Ul Madinah Croydon	Nursery	Inadequate ('25)	0.9 km
Speckles Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Leapfrog Day Nursery West	Nursery	—	1.0 km
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon	Secondary	—	1.0 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 0.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

15 of 15 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Top Medical Clinic	Dentist	Good ('21)	0.2 km
Barkers Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Croydon Dental Care	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Edridge Road Community H.C.	Dentist	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Edridge Road Community Health Centre	Dentist	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Park Lane Dental	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Dental Solutions	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Croydon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Fairfield Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Friends Road Medical Practice	GP	—	0.8 km
Allclear Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.8 km
St. Clare Chemist	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
West Croydon Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Whitgift Dental	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Swan Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
A-Z Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.9 km
Heathfield Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.0 km
E-Medicina	Pharmacy	—	1.0 km
Waddon Clinic	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Birdhurst Medical Practice	GP	Good ('21)	1.1 km
Haling Park Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Greenside Group Practice	GP	—	1.1 km
Violet Lane Medical Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.1 km
Croydon Orthodontic Practice	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
East Croydon Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	1.4 km
London Road Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Shivas Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Glory Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Dental Beauty Croydon	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Smile Dental Practice Croydon	Dentist	—	1.5 km
St James Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.5 km
Allcorn Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Gentle Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Rainbow Health Centre	GP	—	1.6 km
Haling Park Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.6 km
Orchard Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Croychem	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Lloyd George Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Addiscombe Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Whitehorse Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.8 km
Lafford Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Miss C Mccarthy & Miss M Mccarthy	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Thornton Road & Valley Park Surgery	GP	—	2.0 km
North Croydon Medical Centre	GP	—	2.0 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Mayday Community Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Morland Road Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	2.0 km
Eversley Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	2.0 km
London Road Medical Practice	GP	—	2.0 km
Linden Lodge Medical And Dental	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Oaktree Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Brighton Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Mccoig Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Parade Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Parkside Group Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.3 km
Selhurst Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Stovell House Surgery	GP	—	2.3 km
Larchwood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Selhurst Medical Centre	GP	—	2.5 km
Northway Road Surgery	GP	—	2.6 km
Medibank Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Makepeace & Jackson	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Brigstock Medical Practice	GP	—	2.7 km
Your Family Practice	GP	Good ('19)	3.0 km
Maldon Road Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	3.0 km
Thornton Heath Medical Centre	GP	—	3.1 km
Park Road Medical Centre	GP	—	3.2 km
Manor Practice	GP	Good ('17)	3.2 km
Ashburton Park Medical Centre	GP	—	3.3 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 13 min from East Croydon Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Waddon Rail Station	0.5 mi	London Bridge	23 min
West Croydon Rail Station	0.6 mi	London Bridge	18 min
East Croydon Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Bridge	13 min
South Croydon Rail Station	0.8 mi	London Bridge	18 min
Sanderstead Rail Station	1.6 mi	London Bridge	21 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from East Croydon Rail Station (13 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