Coulsdon Town · Croydon · Croydon South constituency · 51.31898, -0.13188
CR5 2SS— Coulsdon Town, Croydon Location and area intelligence for CR5 2SS, Coulsdon Town, Croydon The family fortress
Schools 100% Safety 80/100 Transport 46/100 Low yield 2.76%
Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers
Exceptional for families — top safety and school scores
CR5 2SS 71 Liveability 80 Safety 46 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Weak Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Weak First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for CR5 2SS Full postcode CR5 2SS
Postcode district CR5
Borough London Borough of Croydon
Ward Coulsdon Town
Latitude 51.318978
Longitude -0.131876
Parliamentary constituency Croydon South
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
Medium Owner occupiers / families
Excellent Neutral Risk: Low
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“The family fortress”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
Oasis Academy Byron
Good · 9 min walk
KS2: 109.7
—
Secondary
Woodcote High School
Not yet inspected · 18 min walk
P8: -0.08 A8: 48.5
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
Purley Nursery School
Not inspected · 35 min walk
3 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
LOW CRIME
40.4 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 108.8% from a low base — still below London average
+160% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 32%
Crime is 38% below London average
Property Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 18 properties · Confidence: medium
Street mix
Semi 31% Terraced 42% Detached 27%
LHA rates — Outer South London
Shared room £569/mo
1 bedroom £950/mo
2 bedrooms £1200/mo
3 bedrooms £1500/mo
4 bedrooms £1950/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 849 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £308,000
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era 1967-1975
Walls Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof Pitched, 300 mm loft insulation
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Fully double glazed
Council tax band Band E Annual charge £2,546
Price growth potential Low
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
Nearby stations
🚂 Coulsdon Town National Rail
5 min walk 🚃 Lloyd Park Tram Stop Tram
77 min walk 🚃 Wandle Park Tram Stop Tram
77 min walk 🚃 Church Street Tram Stop Tram
80 min walk 🚃 Reeves Corner Tram Stop Tram
81 min walk 🚌 1 bus routes · 5 stops within 400m
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Nearest car park 382m
Santander docks (800m) 0
Nearest cycle dock 9.4 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Aldi Public Car Park · yes
443m 🅿️ Waitrose Customer Car Park · no
546m 🅿️ Coulsdon South Parking · yes
565m 🅿️ Lion Green Pay & Display Car Park · yes
630m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 75%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Air quality LOW
NO₂: 35.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
2% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 18.6 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 74% green space Tree canopy: 10%
Nearest SSSI: Farthing Downs and Happy Valley SSSI — 2.1 km
Energy
Solar: 849 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: DIAMICTON
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Landslide records (2km): 2
Landslide susceptibility: Medium
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 848.6 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY
1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, CR5 2DR
10 min walk
Nearest hospital Purley War Memorial Hospital · 2.7 km
Nearest A&E CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST · 8.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 65.3%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
No pubs within 400m — nearest: Frames Sports Bar (518 m)
Nearest supermarket Tesco · 2.3 km
4 tennis courts 1 swimming pools
Nearby shops
Pindi Food & Wine 468 m
Choice Food & Wine 479 m
Coulsdon News 493 m
Nearby cafes
Urban Fuse 447 m
Cafe Time 475 m
Nonna Rosa's Deli Cafe 492 m
Caffè Nero 496 m
Nearby restaurants
PizzaExpress 445 m
T. Raj 462 m
Coulsdon Fish & Chicken 463 m
Fresh Fry 463 m
Nearby pubs
Frames Sports Bar 518 m
The Pembroke 534 m
Nearby health
Coulsdon Dental Clinic 546 m
The Coulsdon Medical Practice 564 m
Ivory Dental 763 m
Bramley Avenue Surgery 770 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 62% of 42
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 328
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
DEKO CONSTRUCTION AND DECORATION LTD
DEKO SERVICES LTD
LAVID WORKS LTD
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Low gross yield (2.76%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is low.
Avg monthly rent £1,250 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 2.76% (low) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 22/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 328
Rental market
Mixed owner / renter Tenant profile
Future outlook
Low-deprivation area
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 0/100
Bakerloo Extension route 11,999m
Crossrail 2 route 12,506m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 8/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 26,745 nationally
1,758
Est. population
3,800/km²
Inner city Medium density Owner occupiers / families
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 42%
Routine / semi-routine 14%
No car household 12%
Unemployed 4%
No qualifications 13%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Live planning apps (800m) 2
Major developments (800m) 0
CIL rate (residential) £110/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 94 homes · 127, 127, Brighton Road, Station Approach Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NJ
Named schemes (500m)
5-7 & Industrial Estate, 9, 5-7 & Industrial Estate, 9, Leaden Hill, Coulsdon, CR5 2BQ 75 homes
completed Coulsdon Town Rail Station Car Park, Coulsdon Town Rail Station Car Park, Station Approach Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NS 16 homes
completed 5 - 7 Leaden Hill, and Leaden Hill Industrial Estate, 9, 5 - 7 Leaden Hill, and Leaden Hill Industrial Estate, 9, Leaden Hill, Coulsdon, CR5 2BQ 9 homes
completed 2 Coulsdon Road
Coulsdon
CR5 2LA, CR5 2LA 9 homes
completed 8, Coulsdon Road, CR5 2LA 8 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Ward majority Conservative
MP Chris Philp (Conservative)
Constituency Croydon South
Councillors
Ian James Parker Conservative
Mario Creatura Conservative
Luke Daniel Shortland Conservative
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The bottom line
CR5 2SS offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 47 min to london bridge — above average for this zone.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 18 Apr
ethnicity 7 Jun
gp survey 18 Apr
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 18 Apr
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
national rail 1 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
surface water flood 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics