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On Elm Road, in Kenley North
What it's like at CR8 2DR: every home that has sold on Elm 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Elm 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 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Elm RoadTerraced | Apr 2022 | £367,500 | 82 m² | £4,482/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Elm RoadTerraced | Jan 2026 | £505,000 | 86 m² | £5,872/m² | 3 |
| 3, Elm RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2002 | £137,000 | 86 m² | £1,593/m² | 1 |
| 4, Elm RoadTerraced | Aug 2014 | £340,250 | 79 m² | £4,307/m² | 3 |
| 5, Elm RoadTerraced | Dec 1996 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Elm RoadTerraced | Jul 2001 | £142,950 | 93 m² | £1,537/m² | 1 |
| 7, Elm RoadTerraced | Aug 2022 | £462,500 | 87 m² | £5,316/m² | 4 |
| 8, Elm RoadTerraced | Jan 2008 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Elm RoadTerraced | Jul 1998 | £99,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Elm RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £400,000 | 89 m² | £4,494/m² | 3 |
| 11, Elm RoadTerraced · company-owned | May 2011 | £232,800 | 81 m² | £2,874/m² | 4 |
| 12, Elm RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2019 | £400,000 | 88 m² | £4,545/m² | 1 |
| 13, Elm RoadTerraced | Mar 1998 | £74,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Elm RoadTerraced | Nov 2009 | £240,000 | 97 m² | £2,474/m² | 4 |
| 15, Elm RoadTerraced | Apr 2024 | £435,000 | 105 m² | £4,143/m² | 6 |
| 16, Elm RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £375,000 | 81 m² | £4,630/m² | 1 |
| 17, Elm RoadTerraced | Dec 2003 | £190,000 | 82 m² | £2,317/m² | 2 |
| 18, Elm RoadTerraced | Sept 2017 | £418,000 | 85 m² | £4,918/m² | 3 |
| 20, Elm RoadTerraced | Jul 2024 | £452,000 | 84 m² | £5,381/m² | 3 |
| 21, Elm RoadTerraced | Jul 2022 | £345,000 | 96 m² | £3,594/m² | 4 |
| 22, Elm RoadTerraced | Nov 2012 | £247,500 | 101 m² | £2,450/m² | 1 |
| 24, Elm RoadTerraced | Mar 2002 | £157,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 25, Elm RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £206,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Elm RoadTerraced | Feb 2004 | £92,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Elm RoadTerraced | Oct 2006 | £235,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Elm RoadTerraced | Jul 1998 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Elm RoadTerraced | May 2012 | £250,000 | 85 m² | £2,941/m² | 3 |
| 31, Elm RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2000 | £104,000 | – | – | 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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Purley, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 2.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Northwood Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (route 439); 62 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 20 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Harris Primary Academy Kenley, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thomas More Catholic School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 42.1 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Riddlesdown Collegiate (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington High School for Girls (3.8 km) and Wilson's School (4 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op Food, 850 m away, with Drinks Paradise Off Licence closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Moorings Surgery (1.0 km), with Riddlesdown Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Chris's Barbershop is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 7.2 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Top Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Jolly Farmer the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is The Glade, 250 m away; for exercise, 87 Fight (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
25 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%.
37 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 CR8 2DR →
It's highly educated: 43% 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 Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 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 | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 51 min
Nearest: Tooting Bec Lido · about 35 min
Nearest: Chelsea Harbour Pier · about 41 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.