— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,037 people · median £696,250 · Croydon
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £696,250, up 14.2% over five years. That's about 10.6× local earnings — around the 10.7× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 24 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£696,250
5-year change+14.2%
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 ownership81%
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
£4,497 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 CR8 1 39 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddlesdown Road | £397,500 | 228 | +4.4% |
| Downs Court Road | £317,500 | 156 | -1.6% |
| Brancaster Lane | £342,000 | 151 | +10.6% |
| Lower Barn Road | £235,000 | 145 | +63.6% |
| Purley Bury Avenue | £446,000 | 112 | +7.4% |
| Hillview Close | £280,000 | 109 | +15% |
| Grasmere Road | £306,250 | 102 | +27.3% |
| Cliff End | £347,225 | 100 | +17.8% |
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 CR8 1 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 CR8 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79g, Riddlesdown Road | Detached | 4+ | B | £750,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 6, Barn Crescent | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £500,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 42, Lower Barn Road | Detached | 3 | D | £680,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 32, Mitchley Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £592,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 111 Brancaster Lane | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £753,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 63, Purley Bury Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £662,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 12 Honister Heights | Detached | 4+ | D | £660,000 | May 2026 |
| 6 Rydal Close | Flat | 2 | C | £268,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 23 Cliff End | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £650,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 49 Oakwood Avenue | Detached | 4+ | D | £980,000 | Jan 2026 |
12 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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