Buying a home in CR5, Coulsdon. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£524kmost £466k–£603k

Houses per m²£5,269flats £4,458

Sold last year2171,450 in five years

Prices in Croydon-3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR5 sold for £524,338 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £466,455 and £602,667, for about 92 m² of space.

217 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £157k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CR5 2 (£5,157) and the most in CR5 1 (£5,351).

Across Croydon, prices are down 3.3% on a year ago and down 0.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,858 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,391 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in CR5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£544,578	£406k–£631k	98 m²	7
2	£430,362	£398k–£504k	71 m²	178
3	£524,338	£466k–£603k	92 m²	609
4	£613,304	£542k–£715k	119 m²	232
5+	£822,730	£709k–£984k	167 m²	280

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£545k	£430k	£524k	£613k	£823k
Detached	—	£542k	£605k	£678k	£894k
Semi-detached	—	£468k	£530k	£597k	£703k
Terraced	—	£402k	£449k	£516k	£515k
Flats	£157k	£285k	£303k	£439k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CR5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CR5 1	£5,351	£3,941
CR5 2	£5,157	£4,528
CR5 3	£5,277	£4,659

Schools near CR5

Best state primary within 2 kmOasis Academy Byron89% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%6 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmRiddlesdown Collegiate63.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CR8 Purley · 3 km3-bed house £535k SM7 Banstead · 4 km3-bed house £634k CR3 Caterham · 5 km3-bed house £477k SM6 Wallington · 6 km3-bed house £571k CR2 South Croydon · 6 km3-bed house £519k SM2 Sutton · 6 km3-bed house £741k CR6 Warlingham · 6 km3-bed house £535k SM5 Carshalton · 7 km3-bed house £562k

Questions about CR5

Is CR5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Croydon are down 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (63.1% against 43.8%); 217 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CR5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR5 sold for £524,338 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £466,455 and £602,667.

How many homes sell in CR5 each year?

217 homes sold in the last year and 1,450 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near CR5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Oasis Academy Byron, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CR5?

For a 3-bedroom house, CR0 (£446k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.