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CR8 1

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

2025 · 64 sales
£282k£380k£479k£577k£676k2010201720252015 +16%−9%£632,500
Median sold price£696,250
5-year change+14.2%
Price per square metre£4,497 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£50k£213k£375k£538k£700k1995201020252003 +21%−9%£632,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£730k
Semi-detached
£610k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.6× · five-year average 10.7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership81%

Owned outright
38%
With a mortgage
44%
Private rented
11%
Social rented
7%
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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in CR8 1 39 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Riddlesdown Road£390,000226+5.3%
Downs Court Road£317,500156-1.6%
Brancaster Lane£341,000150+9.8%
Lower Barn Road£235,000144+43.8%
Purley Bury Avenue£445,000111+15.9%
Hillview Close£280,000109+13.7%
Grasmere Road£305,000101+27.9%
Cliff End£344,45099+15.4%
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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