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On Elm Close, in Croham
What it's like at CR2 7AH: every home that has sold on Elm Close 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Elm Close; 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 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Elm CloseSemi-detached | May 2021 | £660,000 | 178 m² | £3,708/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Elm CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2015 | £545,000 | 147 m² | £3,707/m² | 3 |
| 4, Elm CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2016 | £470,000 | 137 m² | £3,431/m² | 1 |
| 5, Elm CloseDetached | Oct 2024 | £625,000 | 126 m² | £4,960/m² | 5 |
| 7, Elm CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2017 | £540,000 | 115 m² | £4,696/m² | 1 |
| 8, Elm CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £616,000 | 146 m² | £4,219/m² | 2 |
| 10, Elm CloseSemi-detached | Jul 1995 | £127,000 | 155 m² | £819/m² | 1 |
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: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is South Croydon, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Carlton Road South Croydon, 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (route 412); 23 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 17 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Haling Park (0.4 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Coombe Wood School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 52.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (2.5 km) and Riddlesdown Collegiate (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (2.6 km) and Wallington High School for Girls (4.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 700 m away, with Bociea's Vending closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haling Park Medical Practice (550 m), with Mccoig Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Paris St. Clair is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 3.6 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: 19 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Beas Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Croham Arms the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 99 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 47% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Croham Hurst, 650 m away; for exercise, Croydon Boxing Gym (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 19 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 24 km.
38 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 South constituency: Chris Philp MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,313 (4.7%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Conservative 40%, Labour 35%, Liberal Democrat 9%, Reform UK 8%.
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 CR2 7AH →
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 51% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Elm Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 42 min
Nearest: Chelsea Harbour Pier · about 32 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 7 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 | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.6% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.5% | 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.