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On Foss Avenue, in Waddon South
What it's like at CR0 4EW: every home that has sold on Foss Avenue 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Foss Avenue; 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.
5 of the 25 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Foss AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £468,000 | 72 m² | £6,500/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Foss AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2018 | £370,000 | 69 m² | £5,362/m² | 1 |
| 9, Foss AvenueTerraced | Mar 2007 | £211,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Foss AvenueTerraced | Sept 2005 | £195,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Foss AvenueTerraced | Jul 2003 | £171,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 25, Foss AvenueTerraced | Sept 2016 | £345,000 | 74 m² | £4,662/m² | 2 |
| 31, Foss AvenueTerraced | Mar 2007 | £190,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 33, Foss AvenueTerraced | Feb 2022 | £430,000 | 74 m² | £5,811/m² | 5 |
| 37, Foss AvenueTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2021 | £325,000 | 68 m² | £4,779/m² | 2 |
| 39, Foss AvenueTerraced | Jun 2008 | £250,000 | 70 m² | £3,571/m² | 1 |
| 41, Foss AvenueTerraced | Jun 2013 | £227,000 | 91 m² | £2,495/m² | 2 |
| 47, Foss AvenueTerraced | Jul 2025 | £410,000 | 64 m² | £6,406/m² | 4 |
| 53, Foss AvenueTerraced | Aug 2007 | £225,000 | 87 m² | £2,586/m² | 1 |
| 57, Foss AvenueTerraced | Sept 2006 | £181,500 | 90 m² | £2,017/m² | 2 |
| 59, Foss AvenueTerraced | Apr 2007 | £216,500 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Waddon, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 605k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Coldharbour Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 289, 119, 439); 74 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 16 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Harris Primary Academy Purley Way, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park (1.1 km), with 5 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wilson's School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 86.9 · 87% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2.2 km) and Riddlesdown Collegiate (4.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (1.2 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (2.8 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is W. Wing Yip (London) Cash And Carry, 300 m away, with Tai Pan closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Violet Lane Medical Practice (500 m), with Glory Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Jus Vibes is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 3.2 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Choja Sushi is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Hare And Hounds the nearest pub (1.2 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 114 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 123 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Duppas Hill Recreation Ground, 750 m away; for exercise, Waddon Leisure Centre (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 20 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 24 km.
35 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%.
41 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 4EW →
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
It's young: 20% 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.
On this street: 0 of 18 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 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.2% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 15.3% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.9% | 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.
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 25 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 42 min
Nearest: Chelsea Harbour Pier · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.