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Penwortham Road, South Croydon

MyStreetCheck free street report: Penwortham Road, South Croydon · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/south-croydon/penwortham-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR2 0QU, CR2 0QS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£490,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£597,246
28 sales
Price range
£265k – £795k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Jul 2026
CR2 0QU

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At a glance

House prices£490k averageAbout the South Croydon average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkPurley Oaks station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% freeholdAcross 30 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

28 property sales on Penwortham Road, South Croydon have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £490,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £654,059. 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 61% semi-detached, 18% flat, 14% detached. Recorded sale prices on Penwortham Road range from £265,000 to £795,000. 83% of homes sold here were freehold and 17% leasehold. Of 96 streets in South Croydon with at least two sales in the last year, Penwortham Road ranks 48th for average price.

House prices on Penwortham Road compared

Penwortham Road£490,000
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

2016: £640,000 (1 sales)2016£640k2017: £575,000 (2 sales)2017£575k2018: £622,500 (3 sales)2018£623k2019: £597,500 (4 sales)2019£598k2020: £689,500 (3 sales)2020£690k2021: £730,000 (2 sales)2021£730k2022: £583,839 (7 sales)2022£584k2023: £285,000 (2 sales)2023£285k2025: £591,667 (3 sales)2025£592k2026: £715,000 (1 sales)2026£715k

Tenure: 83% freehold and 17% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£654,0591 Jul 2026
Flat5£306,37515 Dec 2025
Detached4£706,7508 Aug 2025
Terraced2£622,50030 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Penwortham Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 1 Jul 2026£715,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, Greenham Lodge, 71, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 15 Dec 2025£265,000 FlatLeasehold
14A, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 8 Aug 2025£775,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 13 Jan 2025£735,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, Greenham Lodge, 71, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 11 Aug 2023£290,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Beaufort Lodge, 73, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 10 May 2023£280,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Greenham Lodge, 71, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 20 Oct 2022£376,875 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Beaufort Lodge, 73, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 14 Oct 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 25 Aug 2022£725,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 12 Aug 2022£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 4 Aug 2022£675,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 22 Jul 2022£765,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 8 Mar 2022£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 30 Nov 2021£665,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 8 Feb 2021£795,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 18 Sep 2020£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14A, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 14 Aug 2020£665,000 OtherFreehold
5, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 28 Jul 2020£656,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 27 Mar 2020£737,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 27 Nov 2019£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 30 Oct 2019£645,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 26 Jul 2019£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 5 Apr 2019£580,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 14 Dec 2018£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 26 Oct 2018£635,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 27 Apr 2018£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 27 Apr 2018£602,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Penwortham Road CR2 0QU 29 Sep 2017£560,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 3 Mar 2017£590,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Penwortham Road CR2 0QS 21 Jul 2016£640,000 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
14A, Penwortham Road £665,000 (Aug 2020) → £775,000 (Aug 2025) +17%
over 5 yrs
26, Penwortham Road £625,000 (Dec 2018) → £735,000 (Jan 2025) +18%
over 6 yrs
11, Penwortham Road £645,000 (Oct 2019) → £725,000 (Aug 2022) +12%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Penwortham Road

Crime

210 crimes were reported within about a mile of Penwortham Road 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 offences63
Anti-social behaviour52
Vehicle crime32
Drugs14
Other theft12
Burglary10

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

Schools near Penwortham Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Cumnor House School 310 pupils Other independent school 2–13 Report 0.6 mi
Ridgeway Primary School 626 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Purley Oaks Primary School 642 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Purley Nursery School 87 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.8 mi
Harris Academy Purley 1,013 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School 369 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Giles School 114 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.9 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

  • Purley Oaks station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Sanderstead station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Riddlesdown station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Lloyd Park Tram Stop 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Coombe Lane Tram Stop 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Norman Avenue (->W) 4 min walk
  • Norman Avenue (->E) 4 min walk
  • Maywater Close (->E) 5 min walk
  • Beechwood Road (Stop GU) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Parkside Group Practice
    27 Wyche Grove, South Croydon · 0.5 mi
  • Keston Medical Practice
    Purley War Memorial Hosp, 856 Brighton Road, Purley · 0.8 mi
  • Haling Park Medical Practice
    96 Brighton Road, South Croydon · 1.0 mi
  • Woodcote Medical
    32 Foxley Lane, Purley · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Sanderstead Express · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Purley High Street Local · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Purley Extra · 1.0 mi
  • Cook Cook Sanderstead · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Makepeace & Jackson · 0.4 mi
  • Mccoig Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Blue Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Mayfield Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Brighton Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.4%62.5%
Private rented7.3%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households531

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+21.4%18.6%
Residents1,475

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 Penwortham Road

Ethnic group

HereCroydon
White61.1%48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.8%17.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%22.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%7.6%
Other ethnic group2.1%3.9%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian48.1%48.9%
No religion28.8%25.9%
Muslim7.8%10.4%
Hindu7.1%5.9%
Not answered5.6%6.9%
Buddhist1.2%0.6%
Sikh0.5%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.8%

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK75.5%65.1%
Born outside the UK24.5%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above56.7%41%
Level 3 qualifications14.1%14.7%
Level 2 qualifications11.6%12.3%
No qualifications7.9%16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%9.1%
Apprenticeship2%3.8%
Other qualifications1.7%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health54.8%51.2%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health7.8%11.1%
Bad health2.4%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
1 car or van in household46.5%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.4%17.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%5.8%
No cars or vans in household10.5%33.6%

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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