— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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11,603 people · median £500,000 · Croydon
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Croydon Council · Conservative mayor · council NOC, Labour largest 28/70 seats · 40% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £500,000, up 4.2% over five years. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 10.7× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 36 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£500,000
5-year change+4.2%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.6× · five-year average 10.7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Croydon25.5%
Of the homes across Croydon that sold again within five years, 25.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than London (18%).
By property type
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses11.1%
Flats25.8%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new55%
Bought second-hand18.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.7% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (3,489 resale pairs) across Croydon — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership78%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,600
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
£4,415 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in CR2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addington Road | £250,000 | 559 | -9.2% |
| Sundale Avenue | £197,500 | 212 | +26.4% |
| Benhurst Gardens | £233,750 | 178 | +31.2% |
| Swallowdale | £160,000 | 161 | +3.6% |
| Lomond Gardens | £195,000 | 143 | +9.9% |
| Selsdon Park Road | £222,000 | 141 | +49.2% |
| Foxearth Road | £262,500 | 129 | +34.1% |
| Goldfinch Road | £230,000 | 117 | +12% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Croydon how CR2 8 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 |
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 CR2 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27, Swallowdale | Flat | 2 | D | £272,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 280 ADDINGTON ROAD | Detached | 4+ | E | £695,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 70 Arundel Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £650,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 27, Bruce Drive | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £475,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 20 Mountwood Close | Detached | 4+ | D | £650,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 1 Kerr Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £510,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 74 Old Farleigh Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £600,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 2 Swallowdale | Flat | 2 | C | £280,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 240 Addington Road | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £330,050 | May 2026 |
| 66 Benhurst Gardens | Terraced | 3 | C | £480,000 | May 2026 |
27 sales in 12 months — 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
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