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On Basil Gardens, in Monks Orchard
What it's like at CR0 8XE: every home that has sold on Basil Gardens 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
Sales and extensions on Basil Gardens; 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.
None of the 16 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Basil GardensSemi-detached | Jul 2008 | £227,500 | 59 m² | £3,856/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Basil GardensSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £392,500 | 54 m² | £7,269/m² | 6 |
| 6, Basil GardensTerraced | Aug 2019 | £275,000 | 50 m² | £5,500/m² | 1 |
| 8, Basil GardensFlat | Jul 2007 | £175,000 | 50 m² | £3,500/m² | 1 |
| 10, Basil GardensTerraced | Aug 2024 | £320,000 | 47 m² | £6,809/m² | 3 |
| 12, Basil GardensTerraced | May 2009 | £130,000 | 58 m² | £2,241/m² | 2 |
| 16, Basil GardensTerraced | Aug 1997 | £87,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Basil GardensSemi-detached | Apr 2005 | £215,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Basil GardensSemi-detached | Jul 2009 | £249,950 | 84 m² | £2,976/m² | 2 |
| 22, Basil GardensTerraced | Jul 2026 | £495,000 | 70 m² | £7,071/m² | 3 |
| 24, Basil GardensTerraced | Nov 2010 | £235,000 | 60 m² | £3,917/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Woodside tram stop, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km). The nearest rail station is Eden Park, 2.1 km away, with 559k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Basil Gardens, 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (route 367); 18 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St John's CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 81% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Shirley High School Performing Arts College, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 37.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Beckenham (2.3 km) and Harris Girls Academy Bromley (3.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (6.3 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (7.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 500 m away; Thena Shirley Convenience Store (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shirley Medical Centre (600 m), with Wickham Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Jax's is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 4.3 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 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Q Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Crown Inn the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 59 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Ashburton Playing Fields, 750 m away; for exercise, Croydon Sports Arena (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
31 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%.
14 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 8XE →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Basil Gardens in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 44 min
Nearest: Greenwich Castle · about 31 min
Nearest: Greenwich Pier · about 31 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 11 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 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.2% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.9% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.