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On Marden Crescent, in West Thornton South & Ampere Way
What it's like at CR0 3ES: every home that has sold on Marden Crescent since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Marden Crescent; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 41 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Marden CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £370,000 | 88 m² | £4,205/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, Marden CrescentDetached | Jul 2019 | £420,000 | 76 m² | £5,526/m² | 2 |
| 3, Marden CrescentSemi-detached | Dec 2008 | £275,000 | 107 m² | £2,570/m² | 1 |
| 7, Marden CrescentTerraced | Jan 2007 | £176,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Marden CrescentDetached | May 2022 | £515,000 | 102 m² | £5,049/m² | 3 |
| 11, Marden CrescentTerraced | Nov 2007 | £265,000 | 82 m² | £3,232/m² | 1 |
| 11a, Marden CrescentTerraced | Mar 2000 | £84,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Marden CrescentTerraced | Oct 1997 | £72,250 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Marden CrescentTerraced | Nov 2006 | £235,000 | 89 m² | £2,640/m² | 2 |
| 23, Marden CrescentTerraced | Mar 2017 | £330,000 | 75 m² | £4,400/m² | 2 |
| 27, Marden CrescentTerraced | Jun 2025 | £340,000 | 52 m² | £6,538/m² | 1 |
| 29, Marden CrescentSemi-detached | Jan 2005 | £236,000 | 88 m² | £2,682/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Therapia Lane tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (750 m). The nearest rail station is West Croydon, 1.6 km away, with 4.4m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Peall Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 289, 663); 41 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 13 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is West Thornton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 74% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Croydon (0.9 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 39.1 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (1.6 km) and Harris Academy Merton (1.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (2.7 km) and Wilson's School (3.2 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 350 m away, with JDN Express closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Thornton Road & Valley Park Surgery (100 m), with Parade Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Avant Garde is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 1.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Nour BBQ Hut is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Golden Lion the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 119 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 45% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Mitcham Common, 1.4 km away; for exercise, The Gym (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.4 µg/m³).
34 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Croydon West constituency: Sarah Jones MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 14,226 (37.3%), turnout 49%. Vote shares: Labour 54%, Conservative 17%, Green Party 10%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
32 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CR0 3ES →
For holidays, London City is 18 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Croydon since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 41 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 31 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.1% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.2% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 6.5% | 4.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 34 min
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