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On Holmesdale Road, in South Norwood Hill
What it's like at SE25 6PR: every home that has sold on Holmesdale 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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 14 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Holmesdale 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.
24 of the 332 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 233, Holmesdale RoadTerraced | Jul 1998 | £135,000 | 248 m² | £544/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, 235, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Dec 2001 | £120,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 2, 235, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Feb 2022 | £320,000 | 66 m² | £4,848/m² | 8 |
| Flat 3, 235, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2016 | £285,000 | 81 m² | £3,519/m² | 5 |
| Flat C, 237, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Dec 2013 | £173,000 | 66 m² | £2,621/m² | 4 |
| Flat A, 237, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2015 | £273,000 | 51 m² | £5,353/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 239, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Feb 2024 | £272,000 | 67 m² | £4,060/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 239, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Aug 2024 | £320,000 | 68 m² | £4,706/m² | 2 |
| 241a, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jan 2003 | £138,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 241b, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Apr 2024 | £320,000 | 67 m² | £4,776/m² | 4 |
| 241c, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Mar 1999 | £37,500 | 41 m² | £915/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 243, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2025 | £265,000 | 72 m² | £3,681/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 243, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2024 | £380,000 | 69 m² | £5,507/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 243, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2019 | £205,000 | 72 m² | £2,847/m² | 2 |
| First Floor Flat At, 245, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2020 | £320,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Second Floor Flat At, 245, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £230,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Second Floor Flat, 245, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Aug 2023 | £235,000 | – | – | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 245, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2024 | £356,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 247, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2006 | £150,000 | 53 m² | £2,830/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 247, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2019 | £175,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Lower Flat, 247, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2023 | £325,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 249, Holmesdale RoadOther | Apr 2026 | £550,000 | 180 m² | £3,056/m² | 2 |
| Flat C, 253, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Feb 2017 | £192,500 | 36 m² | £5,347/m² | 3 |
| Flat D, 253, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2015 | £250,000 | 53 m² | £4,717/m² | 3 |
| Flat B, 253, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2017 | £180,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 253, Holmesdale RoadTerraced · company-owned | May 2004 | £365,000 | 38 m² | £9,605/m² | 1 |
| Flat A, 253, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2024 | £320,000 | 65 m² | £4,923/m² | 3 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 255, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2014 | £189,950 | – | – | 5 |
| Top Floor Flat, 255, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2022 | £225,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 4, 257, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2003 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 257, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2003 | £107,000 | 41 m² | £2,610/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 259, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Aug 1999 | £42,000 | 50 m² | £840/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 259, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2016 | £270,000 | 51 m² | £5,294/m² | 2 |
| 263a, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Feb 2020 | £360,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 263b, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jul 2019 | £239,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat C, 265, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | May 2025 | £240,000 | 28 m² | £8,571/m² | 3 |
| Flat B, 265, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2022 | £224,500 | 42 m² | £5,345/m² | 6 |
| Flat D, 265, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Dec 2007 | £162,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 267, Holmesdale RoadTerraced | Mar 2009 | £250,500 | 65 m² | £3,854/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 269, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Aug 2022 | £390,000 | 48 m² | £8,125/m² | 6 |
| Flat 3, 269, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 1995 | £19,000 | 28 m² | £679/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 269, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2021 | £235,000 | 52 m² | £4,519/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 269, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2003 | £111,000 | 43 m² | £2,581/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 271, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Dec 1995 | £21,500 | 50 m² | £430/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 271, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2002 | £71,500 | 27 m² | £2,648/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 271, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2021 | £218,000 | 40 m² | £5,450/m² | 5 |
| Flat 1, 271, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jul 2025 | £360,000 | 65 m² | £5,538/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, 273, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Feb 2022 | £123,000 | 33 m² | £3,727/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, 273, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Dec 2002 | £110,500 | 42 m² | £2,631/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 273, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2021 | £231,000 | 30 m² | £7,700/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 273, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Oct 1999 | £55,500 | 67 m² | £828/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 273, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Oct 2021 | £270,000 | 45 m² | £6,000/m² | 5 |
| Flat 3, 275, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2025 | £240,000 | 32 m² | £7,500/m² | 7 |
| Flat 1, 275, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £390,000 | 69 m² | £5,652/m² | 7 |
| Flat 4, 275, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Apr 2000 | £59,950 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat A, 277, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Apr 2015 | £250,000 | 70 m² | £3,571/m² | 2 |
| Flat B, 277, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2023 | £305,000 | 76 m² | £4,013/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 279, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £195,000 | 29 m² | £6,724/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 279, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £245,000 | 47 m² | £5,213/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 279, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £250,000 | 45 m² | £5,556/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 279, Holmesdale RoadFlat · company-owned | Nov 2022 | £370,000 | 62 m² | £5,968/m² | 1 |
| Flat A, 281, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jul 2024 | £286,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 281c, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2020 | £224,994 | 61 m² | £3,688/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 283, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2005 | £125,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 2, 283, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Feb 2017 | £350,000 | 78 m² | £4,487/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 283, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Dec 2021 | £385,500 | 81 m² | £4,759/m² | 2 |
| 285a, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Oct 2010 | £158,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 287a, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jan 1998 | £59,950 | 66 m² | £908/m² | 1 |
| 287b, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2009 | £123,000 | 85 m² | £1,447/m² | 3 |
| 287c, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Oct 2019 | £245,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 2, 289, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2012 | £110,000 | 43 m² | £2,558/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 289, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Oct 2004 | £171,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 4, 289, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Nov 2023 | £230,000 | 36 m² | £6,389/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, 289, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Dec 2015 | £217,000 | 33 m² | £6,576/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 291, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Mar 2021 | £385,000 | 49 m² | £7,857/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 291, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 2000 | £77,000 | 105 m² | £733/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 291, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2013 | £122,000 | 58 m² | £2,103/m² | 3 |
| Flat B, 295, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jun 1997 | £22,000 | 33 m² | £667/m² | 1 |
| Flat A, 295, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2003 | £123,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat C, 295, Holmesdale RoadFlat | May 2024 | £457,500 | 107 m² | £4,276/m² | 1 |
| 297, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Sept 2014 | £249,950 | 66 m² | £3,787/m² | 4 |
| 299, Holmesdale RoadFlat | Jan 2023 | £355,000 | 69 m² | £5,145/m² | 3 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Norwood Junction, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Park Road Selhurst, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 130); 177 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 17% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Heavers Farm Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 48% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Stewart Fleming Primary School (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Harris Academy South Norwood, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (3 km) and Harris Girls Academy Bromley (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (5.8 km) and Wallington County Grammar School (6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 300 m away; South Norwood Baptist Church Food Bank (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Norwood Hill Medical Centre (500 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Lucy's Hair Design is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 2.5 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
St Chad's Roman Catholic Church is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Clifton Arms the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (64%).
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is South Norwood Recreation Ground, 450 m away; for exercise, Thornton Heath Leisure 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.
45 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 West constituency: Sarah Jones MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 14,226 (37.3%), turnout 49%. Vote shares: Labour 54%, Conservative 17%, Green Party 10%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
34 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 SE25 6PR →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 15 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 27 km.
Many neighbours rent: 35% of households rent privately and 13% socially.
It's highly educated: 48% 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Croydon since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 332 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 221 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 19 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 83.5% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.6% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.0% | 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 35 min
Nearest: Battersea Park Children's Zoo · 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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