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Melrose Avenue, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melrose Avenue, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/melrose-avenue-croydon/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SW16 4RU, SW16 4QY, SW16 4QU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£524,783
20 sales
Price range
£352k – £680k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Apr 2025
SW16 4RU

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At a glance

House prices£525k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkNorbury station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% freeholdAcross 26 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

20 property sales on Melrose Avenue, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 Apr 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £538,687. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% terraced, 20% semi-detached, 5% flat. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Avenue range from £352,351 to £680,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold.

House prices on Melrose Avenue compared

SW16 postcode area£537,746
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Melrose Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SW16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £444,950 (1 sales)2016£445k2017: £520,000 (1 sales)2017£520k2019: £446,167 (3 sales)2019£446k2020: £448,750 (2 sales)2020£449k2021: £516,833 (3 sales)2021£517k2022: £496,176 (2 sales)2022£496k2023: £601,285 (3 sales)2023£601k2024: £534,000 (2 sales)2024£534k2025: £626,667 (3 sales)2025£627k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£538,68730 Apr 2025
Semi-detached4£515,75029 Jan 2024
Flat1£352,35112 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Melrose Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 30 Apr 2025£680,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 31 Mar 2025£550,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 20 Mar 2025£650,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 20 Dec 2024£483,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 22 Nov 2024£620,000 OtherFreehold
8, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QU 29 Jan 2024£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 20 Dec 2023£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QU 20 Oct 2023£618,855 TerracedFreehold
90, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 18 Aug 2023£610,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 18 May 2023£400,000 TerracedFreehold
13B, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RX 12 Dec 2022£352,351 FlatFreehold
92, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 21 Oct 2022£640,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QU 27 Sep 2021£547,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QU 12 Aug 2021£356,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QU 29 Jun 2021£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 7 May 2021£647,500 TerracedFreehold
78, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 30 Nov 2020£467,500 TerracedFreehold
99, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 27 Apr 2020£430,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 14 Aug 2019£452,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QU 15 Feb 2019£515,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 14 Jan 2019£371,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 21 Sep 2018£420,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Melrose Avenue SW16 4QY 29 Jun 2018£375,000 TerracedFreehold
1A, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RX 6 Nov 2017£1,212,500 DetachedFreehold
77, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RU 14 Sep 2017£520,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Melrose Avenue SW16 4RX 22 Jan 2016£444,950 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
57, Melrose Avenue £400,000 (May 2023) → £680,000 (Apr 2025) +70%
over 2 yrs
41, Melrose Avenue £452,500 (Aug 2019) → £620,000 (Nov 2024) +37%
over 5 yrs
28, Melrose Avenue £515,000 (Feb 2019) → £618,855 (Oct 2023) +20%
over 5 yrs
26, Melrose Avenue £405,000 (Jun 2021) → £547,000 (Sep 2021) +35%
over under a year
46, Melrose Avenue £375,000 (Jun 2018) → £420,000 (Sep 2018) → £647,500 (May 2021) +73%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Melrose Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Winterbourne Boys' Academy 201 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 mi
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School 372 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School 260 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School 447 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Kensington Avenue Primary School 459 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Norbury High School for Girls 1,082 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.5 mi
Beulah Junior School 215 pupils Primary 7–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Paxton Academy Sports And Science 281 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 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

  • Norbury station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Thornton Heath station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Streatham Common station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Therapia Lane Tram Stop 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Ampere Way Tram Stop 1.6 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ederline Avenue (->N) 3 min walk
  • Ederline Avenue (->S) 3 min walk
  • Ederline Avenue Norbury (Stop W, LONDON ROAD) 4 min walk
  • Ederline Avenue Norbury (Stop U, LONDON ROAD) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Norbury Medical Practice
    2B Pollards Hill North, Norbury, London · 0.3 mi
  • Leander Family Practice
    949 London Road, Thornton Heath · 0.4 mi
  • Fairview Medical Centre
    69 Fairview Road, Norbury, London · 0.6 mi
  • Parchmore Medical Centre
    97 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Thornton Heath Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Norbury · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Thornton Heath · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco New Park Esso Express · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Norbury Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Cranston Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • London Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Jazz Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 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 6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.8%62.5%
Private rented19.0%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households589

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.4%64.1%
Aged 65+19.4%18.6%
Residents1,730

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Melrose Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCroydon
White38.5%48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.3%17.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African24.2%22.6%
Other ethnic group5.9%3.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%7.6%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian47.8%48.9%
Muslim18.5%10.4%
No religion17.6%25.9%
Not answered8%6.9%
Hindu6.2%5.9%
Sikh0.8%0.4%
Other religion0.6%0.8%
Buddhist0.3%0.6%

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK56.9%65.1%
Born outside the UK43.1%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above41.1%41%
No qualifications20.9%16.1%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%14.7%
Level 2 qualifications10%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%9.1%
Apprenticeship3.7%3.8%
Other qualifications3.3%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health50.2%51.2%
Good health35%33.5%
Fair health11.1%11.1%
Bad health2.9%3.3%
Very bad health0.8%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
1 car or van in household51.4%43.2%
No cars or vans in household23.1%33.6%
2 cars or vans in household19.4%17.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%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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