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Melville Avenue, South Croydon

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melville Avenue, South Croydon · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/south-croydon/melville-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR2 7HZ, CR2 7HY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£621,000
5 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£530,709
22 sales
Price range
£200k – £1.53m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Aug 2026
CR2 7HZ

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At a glance

House prices£621k average24% above the South Croydon average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station4 min walkLloyd Park Tram Stop Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband92% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% leaseholdAcross 23 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

22 property sales on Melville Avenue, South Croydon have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £621,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £383,500. Average sale prices rose from £330,000 in 2017 to £350,000 in 2026 (+6%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 24% above the South Croydon average of £502,176 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% flat, 23% detached. Recorded sale prices on Melville Avenue range from £200,000 to £1,530,000. 26% of homes sold here were freehold and 74% leasehold. Of 96 streets in South Croydon with at least two sales in the last year, Melville Avenue ranks 25th for average price.

House prices on Melville Avenue compared

Melville Avenue£621,000
CR2 postcode area£502,176
South Croydon£502,176
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CR2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £330,000 (2 sales)2017£330k2019: £384,167 (6 sales)2019£384k2021: £612,333 (3 sales)2021£612k2022: £405,000 (1 sales)2022£405k2023: £887,867 (3 sales)2023£888k2025: £688,750 (4 sales)2025£689k2026: £350,000 (3 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 26% freehold and 74% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat17£383,5003 Aug 2026
Detached5£1,031,22014 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Melville Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 1, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 3 Aug 2026£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 17 Jun 2026£400,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 35, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 23 Feb 2026£450,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Melville Avenue CR2 7HY 14 Nov 2025£1,530,000 DetachedFreehold
Ash Lodge, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 31 Oct 2025£525,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, 35, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 10 Oct 2025£300,000 FlatLeasehold
14E, Melville Avenue CR2 7HY 31 Mar 2025£400,000 FlatLeasehold
59, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 29 Nov 2023£730,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 12 Oct 2023£1,496,100 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, 35, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 16 Jun 2023£437,500 FlatLeasehold
3, White Lodge, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 21 Mar 2022£405,000 FlatLeasehold
61, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 26 May 2021£875,000 DetachedFreehold
14F, Melville Avenue CR2 7HY 6 May 2021£437,000 FlatLeasehold
2, White Lodge, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 5 Mar 2021£525,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 11 Nov 2019£450,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 1, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 29 Oct 2019£240,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 7, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 23 Aug 2019£500,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 3, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 15 Jul 2019£450,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 4, 23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 15 Jul 2019£320,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
14D, Melville Avenue CR2 7HY 26 Jun 2019£345,000 FlatLeasehold
14E, Melville Avenue CR2 7HY 26 May 2017£350,000 FlatLeasehold
14A, Melville Avenue CR2 7HY 28 Feb 2017£310,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Melville Avenue CR2 7HZ 17 Mar 2016£765,000 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
Flat 1, 23, Melville Avenue £240,000 (Oct 2019) → £200,000 (Aug 2026) -17%
over 7 yrs
Flat 3, 23, Melville Avenue £450,000 (Jul 2019) → £400,000 (Jun 2026) -11%
over 7 yrs
Flat 3, 35, Melville Avenue £300,000 (Oct 2025) → £450,000 (Feb 2026) +50%
over under a year
14E, Melville Avenue £350,000 (May 2017) → £400,000 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melville Avenue

Crime

322 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melville Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour85
Violence & sexual offences76
Shoplifting67
Vehicle crime26
Burglary23
Drugs17

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

Flood risk

Melville Avenue 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 Melville Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Rutherford School 33 pupils Other independent special school 3–25 Report 0.0 mi
Maypole School - Melville Other independent special school 5–19 Report 0.1 mi
Coombe Wood School 1,162 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.1 mi
Oak Bridge School Other independent special school 6–19 Report 0.4 mi
St Peter's Primary School 411 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 833 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Elmhurst School Ltd 126 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Aspire Learning 54 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.6 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

  • South Croydon station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Sanderstead station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • East Croydon station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Lloyd Park Tram Stop 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Coombe Lane Tram Stop 0.9 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Melville Avenue (->E) 3 min walk
  • Melville Avenue (->W, CROHAM ROAD) 3 min walk
  • Lloyd Park Tram Stop (->W) 4 min walk
  • St Pauls United Reformed Church (E-bound, CROHAM ROAD) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Birdhurst Medical Practice
    1 Birdhurst Avenue, South Croydon · 0.6 mi
  • Haling Park Medical Practice
    96 Brighton Road, South Croydon · 0.9 mi
  • Friends Road Medical Practice
    49-51 Friends Road, Croydon · 1.0 mi
  • Croydon Sas
    Impact House, 2 Edridge Road, Croydon · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Croydon - Brighton Road Local · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Croydon South End Express · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op London - South End · 0.9 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys East Croydon Station Local · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Swan Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Croydon Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Croydon Orthodontic Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Heathfield Dental Clinic · 0.8 mi
  • Park Lane Dental · 0.9 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 9 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.0%62.5%
Private rented20.9%20.3%
Social rented4.1%17.1%
Households661

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.0%64.1%
Aged 65+21.5%18.6%
Residents1,617

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)92%80%
Gigabit-capable92%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 Melville Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCroydon
White58.8%48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.6%17.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.1%22.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%7.6%
Other ethnic group3.2%3.9%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian44.5%48.9%
No religion29%25.9%
Hindu11.3%5.9%
Not answered6.5%6.9%
Muslim5%10.4%
Other religion1.7%0.8%
Buddhist0.9%0.6%
Sikh0.8%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK70.5%65.1%
Born outside the UK29.5%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above56.8%41%
Level 3 qualifications13.3%14.7%
No qualifications10.5%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.8%12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%9.1%
Apprenticeship1.9%3.8%
Other qualifications1.7%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health51.9%51.2%
Good health34.9%33.5%
Fair health10.4%11.1%
Bad health2.2%3.3%
Very bad health0.6%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
1 car or van in household46.3%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household23.9%17.4%
No cars or vans in household19.8%33.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%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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