Buying a home in SE19, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£657kmost £565k–£778k

Houses per m²£6,542flats £5,888

Sold last year1761,598 in five years

Prices in Croydon-3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE19 sold for £657,126 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £565,198 and £777,728, for about 94 m² of space. That is 22% less than the same home across London (£840,000).

176 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £284k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE19 3 (£6,053) and the most in SE19 2 (£7,038).

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 £2,997 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £131,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in SE19 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£382,061	£304k–£509k	52 m²	8
2	£533,316	£439k–£614k	70 m²	76
3	£657,126	£565k–£778k	94 m²	292
4	£785,458	£709k–£897k	125 m²	74
5+	£1,069,626	£824k–£1.51m	189 m²	73

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£382k	£533k	£657k	£785k	£1.07m
Detached	—	—	£744k	£845k	£1.34m
Semi-detached	—	£614k	£685k	£798k	£1.09m
Terraced	—	£521k	£644k	£750k	£771k
Flats	£284k	£361k	£457k	£573k	—

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

Price per m² across SE19

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SE19 1	£6,995	£5,999
SE19 2	£7,038	£5,974
SE19 3	£6,053	£5,547

Schools near SE19

Best state primary within 2 kmDavid Livingstone Academy88% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%21 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmGraveney School77.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%40 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SE27 London · 2 km3-bed house £722k SE20 London · 2 km3-bed house £616k SE25 London · 2 km3-bed house £489k SE21 London · 2 km3-bed house £862k SE26 London · 2 km3-bed house £692k CR7 Thornton Heath · 3 km3-bed house £437k SW16 London · 3 km3-bed house £620k SE23 London · 4 km3-bed house £796k

Questions about SE19

Is SE19 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 22% less than across London; prices in Croydon are down 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (88% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.1% against 43.8%); 176 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 SE19?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SE19 sold for £657,126 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £565,198 and £777,728.

Is SE19 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SE19 costs 22% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SE19 each year?

176 homes sold in the last year and 1,598 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SE19?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is David Livingstone Academy, where 88% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SE19?

For a 3-bedroom house, SE25 (£489k, 2 km), CR7 (£437k, 3 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.