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On Byron Close, in Anerley South
What it's like at SE20 7XS: every home that has sold on Byron 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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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 Byron 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.
| 1, Byron CloseTerraced | Mar 2021 | £355,100 | 56 m² | £6,341/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Byron CloseTerraced | Dec 2002 | £150,000 | 57 m² | £2,632/m² | 2 |
| 3, Byron CloseTerraced | Aug 1998 | £73,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Byron CloseTerraced | May 2013 | £212,000 | 53 m² | £4,000/m² | 2 |
| 5, Byron CloseTerraced | Jun 2026 | £300,000 | 41 m² | £7,317/m² | 2 |
| 7, Byron CloseTerraced | Sept 2006 | £154,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Byron CloseTerraced | Jul 2025 | £285,000 | 41 m² | £6,951/m² | 2 |
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 Harrington Road tram stop, about a 10-minute walk (650 m). The nearest rail station is Birkbeck, 800 m away, with 105k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wheathill Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 356); 121 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Stewart Fleming Primary School (0.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy South Norwood, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Girls Academy Bromley (1.6 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (2.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (7.1 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (7.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 200 m away, with Penge Food And Wine closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Anerley Surgery (650 m), with Tt Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, The Hair Dressers is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 4.0 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
V & J Bar Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Albion the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (50%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 53% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Love Lane Green, 550 m away; for exercise, Lewis Sports Centre (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
29 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.
Beckenham and Penge constituency: Liam Conlon MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,905 (24.7%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 10%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
30 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 SE20 7XS →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 13 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 28 km.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% 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" Byron Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 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 | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 83.4% | 90.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.1% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.0% | 2.1% | 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 37 min
Nearest: Sea Life London Aquarium · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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