Croydon
CR3 house prices in Croydon
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Croydon, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£433,000
Range £226,800–£802,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CR3: the typical (median) sold price is £433,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CR3 is an active market, with about 30 recorded sales a month. By property type, 31% were flats (typically £267,500) and 28% were semi-detached homes (typically £445,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,600 a year: Croydon's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Croydon, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CR3: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
CR3 sees about 30 sales a month, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, £433,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £226,800 to £802,500, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseFor buyers, typical prices in CR3 sit well above the UK average, so a price above the norm for the area should be earned by the home itself, not assumed.
Before you offer in CR3, check planning history nearby (709 applications on record within 500 m), whether it is freehold or leasehold and whether the home is at risk of flooding, and ask your conveyancer about the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free CR3 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
CR3 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£433,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,600
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CR3
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CR3 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £772,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £267,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 62 | £772,500 | £490,000–£1,491,500 |
| Terraced | 39 | £450,000 | £357,900–£565,000 |
| Semi-detached | 69 | £445,000 | £377,400–£571,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 75 | £267,500 | £130,000–£350,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CR3
The quarterly typical price fell 14.9%, from £470,000 in Q4 2025 (20 sales) to £400,000 in Q3 2026 (40 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £470,000 | 20 |
| Q1 2026 | £434,000 | 106 |
| Q2 2026 | £450,000 | 84 |
| Q3 2026 | £400,000 | 40 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CR3 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CR3 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £226,800 and £802,500, around a typical £433,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CR3
Flat / maisonette homes were 31% of recorded sales (75 of 245). 70% of sales were freehold and 30% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached25%
- Terraced16%
- Semi-detached28%
- Flat / maisonette31%
Tenure
- Freehold70%
- Leasehold30%
See the figures
175 freehold (70%) and 75 leasehold (30%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CR3. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CR3 sits in Croydon
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CR3
31, WESTON DRIVE, CATERHAM
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£750,000
45, ESSENDENE ROAD, CATERHAM
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£675,000
ST. LUKES COURT, 2, WHYTELEAFE HILL, WHYTELEAFE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 18 Aug 2026
£280,000
19, DOWNSWAY, WHYTELEAFE
Detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£615,000
29, GREENWOOD GARDENS, CATERHAM
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£435,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CR3 includes the Chaldon ward.
In plain English
What the Croydon (CR3) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £772,500 against £267,500 for flats: about 2.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £226,800 and £802,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- 30% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 30 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 10 December 2025 and 20 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CR3
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CR3
£2,600
Band D a year in Croydon, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,733 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,022 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,311 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,600 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,178 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,755 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,333 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,200 |
These are Croydon's charges for 2026-27, the authority CR3 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Croydon · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CR3
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Essendene Lodge School.
All schools
Essendene Lodge School
Independent schools · CR3 5PB
367 m
Not graded
de Stafford School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CR3 5YX
553 m
Good · 2024
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academies · CR3 5PG
766 m
Outstanding · 2023
Audley Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CR3 5ED
1.0 km
Good · 2014
Sunnydown School
Special schools · CR3 5ED
1.0 km
Outstanding · 2023
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · CR3 5ED
1.0 km
Good · 2016
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academies · CR3 6QH
1.1 km
Good · 2021
Clifton Hill School
Academies · CR3 5PN
1.3 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CR3 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CR3
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CR3
709
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 2 September 2026.
Recent applications
Tandridge/2026/1000Undecided
409 m
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION TO REAR PROPOSED EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF LOFT SPACE., EXTENSION OF EXISTING CHIMNEY.
Received 2026-08-12
Tandridge/2026/662Undecided
437 m
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) The property is being used as a HMO Class C4
Received 2026-07-02
Tandridge/2026/764/TPOPermitted
380 m
T1) - Beech tree - Reduce the tree by around 3M in height to help maintain the size of the tree as it is close to the house. T2) - Birch tree - Reduce the tree by 2-3M in height to help get it back in to shape.
Received 2026-06-18 · decided 2026-08-04
Tandridge/2026/237Permitted
206 m
PROPOSED CROSSOVER AND HARDSTANDING
Received 2026-05-19 · decided 2026-07-14
Tandridge/2026/428Permitted
403 m
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) EXTENSION OF EXISTING ROOF AND CONVERSION OF ROOFSPACE TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION
Received 2026-04-23 · decided 2026-08-17
Tandridge/2026/392Permitted
380 m
Erection of a front extension, include a renovation of the porch at the front of the house. and new garage roof to be installed with the rear section of roof raised to allow full headroom to match living room floor levels (approx. 400mm roof raise).
Received 2026-04-20 · decided 2026-06-15
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CR3 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CR3 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 709 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 2 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CR3
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CR3 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 9, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CR3 5TB, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CR3 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CR3: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CR3, band by band
Croydon's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CR3 median sold price of £433,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCroydon | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £433,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,733 | £144 | 0.40% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,022 | £169 | 0.47% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,311 | £193 | 0.53% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,600 | £217 | 0.60% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,178 | £265 | 0.73% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,755 | £313 | 0.87% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,333 | £361 | 1.00% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,200 | £433 | 1.20% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CR3 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Croydon, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CR3 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CR3. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
31, WESTON DRIVE, CATERHAM
CR3 5XY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2026-08-20
45, ESSENDENE ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 5PB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£675,000
2026-08-19
ST. LUKES COURT, 2, WHYTELEAFE HILL, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0FJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£280,000
2026-08-18
19, DOWNSWAY, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0EW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£615,000
2026-08-17
29, GREENWOOD GARDENS, CATERHAM
CR3 6RX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-08-14
23, ANNES WALK, CATERHAM
CR3 5EL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-14
255A, COULSDON ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 5QR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-11
1, FULFORD ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 5SQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£491,700
2026-08-10
31, PARK ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 5TB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£358,000
2026-08-10
ASHLEY HOUSE, 356, GODSTONE ROAD, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0BA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-10
101, FARNINGHAM ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 6LN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-08-07
9, STATION ROAD, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0EP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-08-07
2, OAKGROVE, CATERHAM
CR3 5WE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-07
6B, STATION APPROACH, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0AZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-08-06
169, GODSTONE ROAD, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0EH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£357,500
2026-08-05
HILLCROFT COURT, CHALDON ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 5XB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£227,000
2026-08-03
7, SUNNY RISE, CATERHAM
CR3 5PR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-07-31
48, BUXTON LANE, CATERHAM
CR3 5HE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£466,000
2026-07-31
7, OAKTREE WALK, CATERHAM
CR3 5JZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-31
56, CHALDON ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 5PE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£197,000
2026-07-31
340A, GODSTONE ROAD, WHYTELEAFE
CR3 0BA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£179,000
2026-07-30
DENE COURT, 40, STAFFORD ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 6JA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£130,000
2026-07-28
58, MARKFIELD ROAD, CATERHAM
CR3 6RN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£675,000
2026-07-27
14, STAFFORD RISE, CATERHAM
CR3 6JY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-24
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near CR3
The closest districts to CR3 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in CR6 (Warlingham) 1.9 miles
- House prices in CR5 (Coulsdon) 3 miles
- House prices in CR8 (Purley) 3.3 miles
- House prices in RH9 (Godstone) 3.7 miles
- House prices in CR2 (South Croydon) 4.1 miles
- House prices in RH8 (Oxted) 4.5 miles
- House prices in RH1 (Redhill) 4.8 miles
- House prices in SM7 (Banstead) 5.7 miles
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Data sources
Every CR3 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.