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Leighton Gardens, South Croydon

MyStreetCheck free street report: Leighton Gardens, South Croydon · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/south-croydon/leighton-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR2 9DY, CR2 9DZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£515,083
12 sales
Price range
£445k – £625k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Jun 2025
CR2 9DZ

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At a glance

House prices£515k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkRiddlesdown station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 13 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

12 property sales on Leighton Gardens, South Croydon have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 18 Jun 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £515,600. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% semi-detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Leighton Gardens range from £445,000 to £625,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Leighton Gardens compared

CR2 postcode area£502,176
South Croydon£502,176
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Leighton Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CR2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £445,000 (1 sales)2016£445k2017: £454,000 (2 sales)2017£454k2018: £473,000 (1 sales)2018£473k2019: £465,000 (1 sales)2019£465k2020: £615,000 (1 sales)2020£615k2021: £490,000 (1 sales)2021£490k2022: £570,000 (3 sales)2022£570k2025: £537,500 (2 sales)2025£538k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 13 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£515,60018 Jun 2025
Terraced2£512,50022 Feb 2022

Sold prices on Leighton Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DZ 18 Jun 2025£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 7 Mar 2025£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 3 Oct 2022£373,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 19 Aug 2022£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 1 Apr 2022£570,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 22 Feb 2022£565,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DZ 7 May 2021£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DZ 8 Jul 2020£615,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 19 Aug 2019£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 13 Apr 2018£473,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 1 Dec 2017£448,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 24 Mar 2017£460,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Leighton Gardens CR2 9DY 25 Aug 2016£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
16, Leighton Gardens £473,000 (Apr 2018) → £570,000 (Apr 2022) +21%
over 4 yrs
26, Leighton Gardens £460,000 (Mar 2017) → £565,000 (Feb 2022) +23%
over 5 yrs
50, Leighton Gardens £445,000 (Aug 2016) → £465,000 (Aug 2019) +4%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Leighton Gardens

Crime

38 crimes were reported within about a mile of Leighton Gardens in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences14
Anti-social behaviour9
Vehicle crime6
Drugs3
Burglary2
Criminal damage & arson2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Leighton Gardens is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Groundwater flooding in the Caterham Bourne catchment Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in South East London Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Leighton Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Atwood Primary School 447 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Olympus 48 pupils Other independent special school 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Gresham Primary School 237 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Warlingham School 1,396 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Riddlesdown Collegiate 2,074 pupils Secondary 11–19 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Hamsey Green Primary 402 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Croydon High School 773 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.9 mi
Greenvale Primary School 216 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.1 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

  • Riddlesdown station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Kenley station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Whyteleafe station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Gravel Hill Tram Stop 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Addington Village Tram Stop 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hillsmead Way (S-bound, LIMPSFIELD ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Wentworth Way (->N) 3 min walk
  • Sanderstead Methodist Church (->N, LIMPSFIELD ROAD) 4 min walk
  • Sanderstead Methodist Church (->S, LIMPSFIELD ROAD) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Selsdon Park Medical Practice
    97 Addington Road, South Croydon · 1.0 mi
  • Queenhill Medical Practice
    31 Queenhill Road, South Croydon · 1.1 mi
  • Farley Road Medical Practice
    53 Farley Road, South Croydon · 1.2 mi
  • Warlingham Green Med Prac
    1 Church Road, Warlingham · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Sanderstead · 0.3 mi
  • Cook Cook Sanderstead · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hamsey Green · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Selsdon · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medipharm · 0.5 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Riddlesdown Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Hamsey Green Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Dr Graham Aird · 1.0 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.8%62.5%
Private rented5.6%20.3%
Social rented4.7%17.1%
Households644

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.7%64.1%
Aged 65+27.6%18.6%
Residents1,635

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 Leighton Gardens

Ethnic group

HereCroydon
White74%48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.9%17.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%7.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%22.6%
Other ethnic group1.7%3.9%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian51.3%48.9%
No religion29.7%25.9%
Not answered7.2%6.9%
Hindu5.3%5.9%
Muslim4.8%10.4%
Sikh1%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK83.5%65.1%
Born outside the UK16.5%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above37.5%41%
No qualifications16.4%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%12.3%
Level 3 qualifications14.4%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%9.1%
Apprenticeship4.9%3.8%
Other qualifications2.9%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health47.8%51.2%
Good health35.5%33.5%
Fair health11.8%11.1%
Bad health3.5%3.3%
Very bad health1.5%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
1 car or van in household44.9%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household31.1%17.4%
No cars or vans in household12.6%33.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%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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