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On Oval Road, in Addiscombe West
What it's like at CR0 6BN: every home that has sold on Oval Road 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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9 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 11 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Oval Road; 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.
38 of the 195 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 134, Oval RoadTerraced | Aug 2017 | £382,500 | 84 m² | £4,554/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138, Oval RoadTerraced | Apr 2017 | £375,000 | 120 m² | £3,125/m² | 1 |
| 140, Oval RoadTerraced | Aug 2006 | £190,000 | 70 m² | £2,714/m² | 2 |
| 142, Oval RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2021 | £370,000 | 62 m² | £5,968/m² | 3 |
| 144, Oval RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £239,450 | 81 m² | £2,956/m² | 2 |
| 146, Oval RoadTerraced | Sept 2005 | £228,500 | 96 m² | £2,380/m² | 2 |
| 146a, Oval RoadFlat | Sept 2005 | £228,500 | 105 m² | £2,176/m² | 1 |
| 150, Oval RoadTerraced | Apr 2010 | £188,500 | 54 m² | £3,491/m² | 3 |
| 152, Oval RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £163,000 | 45 m² | £3,622/m² | 2 |
| 154, Oval RoadTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2024 | £355,000 | 90 m² | £3,944/m² | 3 |
| 156, Oval RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £125,000 | 64 m² | £1,953/m² | 1 |
| 162, Oval RoadTerraced | Dec 2016 | £430,000 | 81 m² | £5,309/m² | 2 |
| 164, Oval RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £212,500 | – | – | 4 |
| 168, Oval RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Oct 2024 | £387,000 | 149 m² | £2,597/m² | 4 |
| 170a, Oval RoadOther · company-owned | Jul 2015 | £500,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 172, Oval RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £540,000 | 101 m² | £5,347/m² | 2 |
| 176, Oval RoadTerraced | Dec 2000 | £155,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 178, Oval RoadTerraced | Sept 2006 | £249,950 | 78 m² | £3,204/m² | 1 |
| 180, Oval RoadTerraced | Jun 2003 | £210,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 182, Oval RoadTerraced | Oct 2014 | £365,000 | 125 m² | £2,920/m² | 4 |
| 184, Oval RoadOther | Feb 2023 | £615,000 | 128 m² | £4,805/m² | 2 |
| 186, Oval RoadTerraced | Sept 2025 | £520,000 | 83 m² | £6,265/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £515,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £410,000 | 74 m² | £5,541/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £432,500 | 103 m² | £4,199/m² | 1 |
| Flat 9, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Jun 2026 | £440,000 | 80 m² | £5,500/m² | 2 |
| Flat 7, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Nov 2016 | £510,000 | 109 m² | £4,679/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat · company-owned | Oct 2016 | £395,000 | 101 m² | £3,911/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £510,000 | 95 m² | £5,368/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Dec 2016 | £485,000 | 116 m² | £4,181/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, Florence Court, 170a, Oval RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £410,000 | 73 m² | £5,616/m² | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Lebanon Road tram stop, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is East Croydon, 450 m away, with 20.6m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Leslie Grove, 250 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 410, 312, 197, 367); 319 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
51% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Ark Oval Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Park Hill Infant School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Ark Blake Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 45.6 · 12.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (1.4 km) and Harris Academy Merton (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (3.7 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (4.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 300 m away; Lalas African & Caribbean Food Shop (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is East Croydon Medical Centre (250 m), with Croychem the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Chai's is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Casablanca is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Oval Tavern the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 119 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (64%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 484 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Dartnell Road Wayside Amenity Area, 900 m away; for exercise, The Gym (700 m).
61 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 East constituency: Natasha Irons MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,825 (15.6%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Conservative 27%, Reform UK 13%, Green Party 9%.
57 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 6BN →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Many neighbours rent: 44% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's highly educated: 46% of adults have a degree.
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 195 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 125 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 77.5% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.7% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 11.5% | 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 43 min
Nearest: Walton on the Hill · about 31 min
Nearest: Chelsea Harbour Pier · about 32 min
Nearest: Hobbledown · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.