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Bowens Wood, Croydon

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bowens Wood, Croydon · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/croydon/bowens-wood/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR0 9LQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£400,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£385,156
24 sales
Price range
£320k – £459k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jan 2026
CR0 9LQ

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At a glance

House prices£385k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkGravel Hill Tram Stop Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

24 property sales on Bowens Wood, Croydon have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £400,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £384,375. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Bowens Wood range from £320,000 to £459,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bowens Wood compared

CR0 postcode area£412,090
Croydon£412,090
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bowens Wood has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CR0 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £357,500 (4 sales)2016£358k2017: £380,000 (1 sales)2017£380k2018: £395,000 (1 sales)2018£395k2019: £342,333 (3 sales)2019£342k2020: £350,000 (1 sales)2020£350k2021: £342,500 (2 sales)2021£343k2022: £410,500 (4 sales)2022£411k2023: £425,000 (1 sales)2023£425k2024: £420,950 (5 sales)2024£421k2025: £405,000 (1 sales)2025£405k2026: £400,000 (1 sales)2026£400k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£384,37522 Jan 2026
Semi-detached4£389,06330 Jan 2024

Sold prices on Bowens Wood

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 6 Mar 2026£365,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 22 Jan 2026£400,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 2 May 2025£328,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 19 Mar 2025£405,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 5 Nov 2024£412,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 21 Jun 2024£417,500 TerracedFreehold
2, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 6 Jun 2024£425,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 22 Mar 2024£425,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 30 Jan 2024£425,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 1 Aug 2023£425,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 2 Dec 2022£459,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 25 May 2022£373,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 28 Feb 2022£405,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 14 Jan 2022£405,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 18 Aug 2021£340,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 9 Aug 2021£345,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 29 Mar 2021£457,500 TerracedFreehold
47, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 16 Oct 2020£350,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 24 May 2019£352,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 12 Apr 2019£350,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 1 Feb 2019£325,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 9 Aug 2018£355,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 10 Jul 2018£395,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 22 Feb 2017£380,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 19 Oct 2016£370,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 25 Aug 2016£345,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 1 Jul 2016£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Bowens Wood CR0 9LQ 1 Jul 2016£395,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
14, Bowens Wood £328,000 (May 2025) → £400,000 (Jan 2026) +22%
over under a year
46, Bowens Wood £345,000 (Aug 2016) → £425,000 (Mar 2024) +23%
over 8 yrs
42, Bowens Wood £395,000 (Jul 2016) → £457,500 (Mar 2021) +16%
over 5 yrs
37, Bowens Wood £320,000 (Jul 2016) → £352,000 (May 2019) +10%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Bowens Wood

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Courtwood Primary School 215 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Forestdale Primary School 405 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Quest Primary School 199 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Red Gates School 160 pupils Community special school 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Quest Academy 853 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Greenvale Primary School 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Applegarth Academy 396 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Sanderstead station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
  • Purley Oaks station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk
  • South Croydon station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Gravel Hill Tram Stop 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Fieldway Tram Stop 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Newlands Woods (Stop N, BARDOLPH AVENUE) 1 min walk
  • Newlands Woods (Stop R, BARDOLPH AVENUE) 1 min walk
  • Crofters Mead (Stop M, BARDOLPH AVENUE) 2 min walk
  • Court Wood Lane / Bardolph Ave (Stop U, COURTWOOD LANE) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Addington Medical Practice
    Parkway, New Addington, Croydon · 0.9 mi
  • New Addington Group Practice
    Parkway Health Centre, Parkway, Croydon · 0.9 mi
  • Selsdon Park Medical Practice
    97 Addington Road, South Croydon · 1.1 mi
  • Headley Drive Surgery
    117A Headley Drive, New Addington, Croydon · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Forestdale · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Forestdale · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Addington Croydon BP · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl New Addington · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Goldmantle Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Harris Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Beauty Addington · 0.4 mi
  • Parkway Health Centre · 0.9 mi
  • Farleigh Dental · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.1%62.5%
Private rented12.4%20.3%
Social rented5.5%17.1%
Households525

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.6%64.1%
Aged 65+17.6%18.6%
Residents1,359

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Croydon with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Bowens Wood

Ethnic group

HereCroydon
White70.7%48.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.6%22.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%17.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%7.6%
Other ethnic group2.1%3.9%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian49.2%48.9%
No religion34.8%25.9%
Not answered6.3%6.9%
Muslim5.8%10.4%
Hindu2.8%5.9%
Buddhist0.4%0.6%
Other religion0.4%0.8%
Sikh0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK80.7%65.1%
Born outside the UK19.3%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above35.3%41%
Level 3 qualifications18%14.7%
Level 2 qualifications15%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%9.1%
No qualifications12.3%16.1%
Apprenticeship3.5%3.8%
Other qualifications2.7%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health50%51.2%
Good health35.7%33.5%
Fair health10.4%11.1%
Bad health2.9%3.3%
Very bad health1%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
1 car or van in household49.8%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household26.7%17.4%
No cars or vans in household15.8%33.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%5.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Croydon.

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