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On Furze Road, in Thornton Heath North West
What it's like at CR7 8NJ: every home that has sold on Furze 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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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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Furze 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.
1 of the 42 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Furze RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £236,500 | 119 m² | £1,987/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Furze RoadTerraced | Aug 1999 | £65,000 | 101 m² | £644/m² | 1 |
| 5, Furze RoadTerraced | Mar 2025 | £390,000 | 72 m² | £5,417/m² | 5 |
| 7, Furze RoadSemi-detached | May 1998 | £87,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Furze RoadTerraced | Oct 2003 | £102,225 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Furze RoadTerraced | Feb 2000 | £91,200 | 74 m² | £1,232/m² | 2 |
| 15, Furze RoadTerraced | Feb 1997 | £56,000 | 68 m² | £824/m² | 1 |
| 19, Furze RoadTerraced | Dec 2004 | £191,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 21, Furze RoadFlat | Jan 2006 | £84,150 | 70 m² | £1,202/m² | 1 |
| 31, Furze RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £101,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Furze RoadTerraced | Mar 2004 | £171,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Furze RoadTerraced | Sept 2007 | £217,000 | 70 m² | £3,100/m² | 4 |
| 37, Furze RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2008 | £130,000 | 79 m² | £1,646/m² | 1 |
| 43, Furze RoadTerraced | Jul 2025 | £370,000 | 62 m² | £5,968/m² | 3 |
| 47, Furze RoadTerraced | Nov 2018 | £317,000 | 78 m² | £4,064/m² | 1 |
| 51a, Furze RoadDetached | Aug 2014 | £115,000 | 35 m² | £3,286/m² | 1 |
| 55, Furze RoadTerraced | Sept 2013 | £175,000 | 74 m² | £2,365/m² | 1 |
| 59, Furze RoadSemi-detached | May 2004 | £177,500 | 80 m² | £2,219/m² | 2 |
| 61, Furze RoadFlat | Apr 2024 | £306,000 | 57 m² | £5,368/m² | 3 |
| 63, Furze RoadFlat | Oct 2003 | £130,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 67, Furze RoadFlat | Dec 1995 | £48,750 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Thornton Heath, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Beulah Road (CR7), 150 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 450); 69 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 11 km away as the crow flies.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Beulah Infants' School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy Beulah Hill, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Academy Merton (2.6 km) and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (5.5 km) and Wilson's School (5.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Superstore, 600 m away, with Felix Project At Beulah Nursery And Infant School closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mersham Medical Centre (100 m), with Thompsons Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Lady Viv's Hair & Beauty is 100 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Morleys Fried Chicken is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Railway Telegraph the nearest pub (700 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 49% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Grangewood Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Stones Gym & Fitness Centre (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
51 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.
Streatham and Croydon North constituency: Steve Reed MP (Labour (Co-op)), since November 2012. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 15,603 (35.0%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Green Party 17%, Conservative 12%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
28 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 CR7 8NJ →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Most households own their home, 30% 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 30 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 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.1% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 11.6% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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 34 min
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