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On Alpha Road, in Addiscombe West
What it's like at CR0 6TH: every home that has sold on Alpha 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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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Alpha 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.
2 of the 32 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Alpha RoadTerraced | Dec 2024 | £347,500 | 75 m² | £4,633/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Alpha RoadTerraced | Jun 2014 | £250,000 | 75 m² | £3,333/m² | 3 |
| 3, Alpha RoadTerraced | Feb 2026 | £450,000 | 74 m² | £6,081/m² | 2 |
| 4, Alpha RoadTerraced | Jun 2010 | £228,000 | 70 m² | £3,257/m² | 2 |
| 5, Alpha RoadTerraced | Dec 2007 | £285,000 | 100 m² | £2,850/m² | 1 |
| 6, Alpha RoadTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2023 | £375,000 | 75 m² | £5,000/m² | 2 |
| 8, Alpha RoadTerraced | Feb 2024 | £335,000 | 74 m² | £4,527/m² | 1 |
| 9, Alpha RoadTerraced | Oct 2012 | £170,000 | 74 m² | £2,297/m² | 1 |
| 10, Alpha RoadTerraced | Aug 2025 | £460,000 | 99 m² | £4,646/m² | 8 |
| 12, Alpha RoadTerraced | Sept 1999 | £83,500 | 80 m² | £1,044/m² | 2 |
| 13, Alpha RoadTerraced | Sept 2005 | £232,500 | 102 m² | £2,279/m² | 2 |
| 15, Alpha RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £405,000 | 71 m² | £5,704/m² | 3 |
| 16, Alpha RoadTerraced | Sept 2024 | £416,500 | 78 m² | £5,340/m² | 5 |
| 16a, Alpha RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jun 2024 | £290,000 | 92 m² | £3,152/m² | 1 |
| 16b, Alpha RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2013 | £225,000 | 79 m² | £2,848/m² | 1 |
| 17, Alpha RoadTerraced | Jan 2024 | £341,750 | 86 m² | £3,974/m² | 4 |
| 18, Alpha RoadTerraced | Mar 2012 | £183,000 | 74 m² | £2,473/m² | 3 |
| 19, Alpha RoadTerraced | Nov 2004 | £185,000 | 50 m² | £3,700/m² | 3 |
| 20, Alpha RoadTerraced | Oct 2021 | £390,000 | 68 m² | £5,735/m² | 1 |
| 22, Alpha RoadTerraced | Jul 2016 | £406,000 | 113 m² | £3,593/m² | 3 |
| 26, Alpha RoadTerraced | Aug 2015 | £275,000 | 136 m² | £2,022/m² | 1 |
| 30, Alpha RoadTerraced | Apr 2010 | £229,500 | 75 m² | £3,060/m² | 2 |
| 34, Alpha RoadTerraced | Jul 1997 | £69,000 | 77 m² | £896/m² | 1 |
| 38, Alpha RoadTerraced | Mar 2025 | £375,000 | 76 m² | £4,934/m² | 3 |
| 40, Alpha RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £387,000 | 82 m² | £4,720/m² | 2 |
| 44, Alpha RoadTerraced | Oct 2005 | £181,000 | 91 m² | £1,989/m² | 2 |
| 46a, Alpha RoadFlat | Jul 2006 | £105,000 | 39 m² | £2,692/m² | 1 |
| 46b, Alpha RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £212,000 | 46 m² | £4,609/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Gateway Apartments, 31, Alpha RoadFlat | Dec 2021 | £257,500 | 41 m² | £6,280/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, Gateway Apartments, 31, Alpha RoadFlat | Nov 2015 | £239,950 | 56 m² | £4,285/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Gateway Apartments, 31, Alpha RoadFlat · company-owned | Apr 2014 | £154,950 | 59 m² | £2,626/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, Gateway Apartments, 31, Alpha RoadFlat | Feb 2022 | £235,000 | 62 m² | £3,790/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 East Croydon, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 20.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Davidson Road Selhurst, 50 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 289); 197 departures an hour from the 14 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 (250 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, 400 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 Croydon International Food Center, 100 m away; Green Shop (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Morland Road Surgery (200 m), with Croychem the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Smoothies is 50 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.
The Greek Corner Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Builders Arms the nearest pub (250 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, 750 m away; for exercise, The Gym (850 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Lodge to Davidson Lodge | II | 170 m |
| Walls and Four Piers at Entrance to Davidson Lodge | II | 170 m |
| Leslie Arms Public House | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
56 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 6TH →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
On this street: 1 of 32 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 | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| 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 | 11.4% | 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.
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 32 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.