Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/thornton-heath/bensham-grove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR7 8DA, CR7 8DD, CR7 8EA.

Average price (last 12 months)

£334,900

5 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£318,319

36 sales

Price range

£168k – £461k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Jul 2026

CR7 8DD

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At a glance

House prices£335k average16% below the Thornton Heath average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkThornton Heath station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold54% leaseholdAcross 54 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

36 property sales on Bensham Grove, Thornton Heath have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £334,900. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £271,283. Average sale prices fell from £387,750 in 2016 to £334,900 in 2026 (-14%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Thornton Heath average of £397,737 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% flat, 31% terraced, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Bensham Grove range from £168,000 to £461,000. 46% of homes sold here were freehold and 54% leasehold. Of 48 streets in Thornton Heath with at least two sales in the last year, Bensham Grove ranks 41st for average price.

House prices on Bensham Grove compared

Bensham Grove£334,900

CR7 postcode area£397,737

Thornton Heath£397,737

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CR7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 46% freehold and 54% leasehold across 54 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	23	£271,283	20 Jul 2026
Terraced	11	£391,727	19 Mar 2026
Detached	1	£450,000	21 Jul 2016
Semi-detached	1	£461,000	25 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Bensham Grove

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 3, 11, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	20 Jul 2026	£227,500	Flat	Leasehold
12, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	19 Mar 2026	£415,000	Terraced	Freehold
41, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	27 Feb 2026	£404,000	Terraced	Freehold
57, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	26 Jan 2026	£228,000	Flat	Leasehold
39, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	14 Jan 2026	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat B, 13, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	28 Nov 2025	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold
94, Bensham Grove CR7 8DB	10 Oct 2025	£375,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 1, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	21 Mar 2025	£305,000	Flat	Leasehold
42A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	9 Jan 2025	£250,000	Flat	Leasehold
35, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	13 Dec 2024	£460,000	Terraced	Freehold
36A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	4 Oct 2024	£247,500	Flat	Leasehold
24A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	26 Feb 2024	£142,000	Flat	Leasehold
24A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	26 Feb 2024	£165,000	Flat	Leasehold
24A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	26 Feb 2024	£163,000	Flat	Leasehold
37, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	14 Dec 2023	£425,000	Terraced	Freehold
73, Bensham Grove CR7 8DX	7 Sep 2023	£150,000	Other	Freehold
1, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	13 Dec 2022	£440,000	Terraced	Freehold
121, Bensham Grove CR7 8DX	23 Sep 2022	£410,000	Other	Freehold
34, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	1 Mar 2022	£465,000	Terraced	Freehold
22A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	30 Nov 2021	£168,000	Flat	Leasehold
22A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	29 Sep 2021	£147,000	Flat	Leasehold
57A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	4 Jun 2021	£255,000	Flat	Leasehold
45, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	2 Jun 2021	£300,000	Terraced	Freehold
36A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	16 Apr 2021	£220,500	Flat	Leasehold
50, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	15 Mar 2021	£1,583,000	Other	Freehold
52, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	15 Mar 2021	£1,583,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 9, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	1 Feb 2021	£360,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	23 Nov 2020	£290,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	18 Sep 2020	£325,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	16 Sep 2020	£320,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 3, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	9 Sep 2020	£375,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 6, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	8 Sep 2020	£355,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	8 Sep 2020	£335,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 5, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	8 Sep 2020	£283,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove CR7 8EA	8 Sep 2020	£287,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, 11, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	14 Aug 2020	£197,500	Flat	Leasehold
42A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	14 Aug 2020	£233,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 11, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	12 Jun 2020	£247,500	Flat	Leasehold
70, Bensham Grove CR7 8DB	1 Nov 2019	£1,025,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Grove Works, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	24 Apr 2019	£975,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 2, 11, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	13 Dec 2018	£255,000	Flat	Leasehold
Grove Works, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	16 Nov 2018	£500,000	Other	Freehold
70, Bensham Grove CR7 8DB	19 Apr 2018	£377,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
50, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	14 Mar 2018	£1,257,500	Other	Freehold
52, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	14 Mar 2018	£1,257,500	Other	Freehold
Flat 8, 11, Bensham Grove CR7 8DD	19 May 2017	£260,000	Flat	Leasehold
8, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	8 Feb 2017	£375,000	Terraced	Freehold
44, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	25 Jan 2017	£340,000	Terraced	Freehold
24A, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	23 Jan 2017	£200,000	Flat	Leasehold
48, Bensham Grove CR7 8DA	25 Nov 2016	£461,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 1, Grove Lodge, 2C, Bensham Grove	£320,000 (Sep 2020) → £305,000 (Mar 2025)	-5% over 5 yrs
42A, Bensham Grove	£233,000 (Aug 2020) → £250,000 (Jan 2025)	+7% over 4 yrs
36A, Bensham Grove	£220,500 (Apr 2021) → £247,500 (Oct 2024)	+12% over 3 yrs
24A, Bensham Grove	£200,000 (Jan 2017) → £163,000 (Feb 2024)	-19% over 7 yrs
34, Bensham Grove	£400,000 (Mar 2016) → £465,000 (Mar 2022)	+16% over 6 yrs
22A, Bensham Grove	£147,000 (Sep 2021) → £168,000 (Nov 2021)	+14% over under a year
50, Bensham Grove	£1,257,500 (Mar 2018) → £1,583,000 (Mar 2021)	+26% over 3 yrs
52, Bensham Grove	£1,257,500 (Mar 2018) → £1,583,000 (Mar 2021)	+26% over 3 yrs
Flat 5, 11, Bensham Grove	£265,000 (Sep 2016) → £247,500 (Jun 2020)	-7% over 4 yrs
70, Bensham Grove	£377,000 (Apr 2018) → £1,025,000 (Nov 2019)	+172% over 2 yrs
Grove Works, Bensham Grove	£500,000 (Nov 2018) → £975,000 (Apr 2019)	+95% over under a year

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Schools near Bensham Grove

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Beulah Junior School 215 pupils	Primary	7–11	Requires improvement Report	0.1 mi
Beulah Infants' School 197 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.2 mi
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School 447 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.2 mi
David Livingstone Academy 198 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy 216 pupils	Primary Greek Orthodox	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.4 mi
Norbury High School for Girls 1,082 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Report	0.6 mi
Kensington Avenue Primary School 459 pupils	Primary	4–11	Requires improvement Report	0.6 mi
Thornton Heath Nursery School 96 pupils	Nursery	2–4	Good 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

Thornton Heath station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
Norbury station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Selhurst station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
Harrington Road Tram Stop 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Therapia Lane Tram Stop 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Sandfield Road (->N) 2 min walk
Beulah Family Church (->N, OSBORNE ROAD) 2 min walk
Sandfield Road (->S) 2 min walk
Beulah Road (CR7) (N-bound, BEULAH ROAD) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Mersham Medical Centre
30 Norbury Road, Thornton Heath · 0.2 mi
Parchmore Medical Centre
97 Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath · 0.3 mi
Thornton Heath Medical Centre
61A Gillett Road, Thornton Heath · 0.6 mi
Your Family Practice
83 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Thornton Heath · 0.3 mi
Tesco Tesco Thornton Heath Superstore · 0.4 mi
Iceland Iceland Thornton Heath · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Crystal Palace · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Thompsons Chemist · 0.1 mi
Wilkes Chemist · 0.1 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Arcades Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Thornton Heath Health Centre · 0.6 mi
Brigstock Road Dental Practice · 0.7 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 3 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.

Income	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	4 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	2 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	48.1%	62.5%
Private rented	28.4%	20.3%
Social rented	23.4%	17.1%
Households	670

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	22.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	71.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	6.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,777

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	96%	80%
Gigabit-capable	96%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	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 Bensham Grove

Ethnic group

	Here	Croydon
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	42%	22.6%
White	33%	48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	10.9%	17.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	9.7%	7.6%
Other ethnic group	4.4%	3.9%

Religion

	Here	Croydon
Christian	57.4%	48.9%
No religion	18.7%	25.9%
Muslim	14.1%	10.4%
Not answered	7.6%	6.9%
Hindu	0.8%	5.9%
Sikh	0.6%	0.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Croydon
Born in the UK	60.3%	65.1%
Born outside the UK	39.7%	34.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Croydon
Level 4 qualifications and above	37.6%	41%
No qualifications	18.5%	16.1%
Level 3 qualifications	14.8%	14.7%
Level 2 qualifications	12.3%	12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	9.1%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.8%
Other qualifications	3.4%	3%

General health

	Here	Croydon
Very good health	52.2%	51.2%
Good health	32.6%	33.5%
Fair health	10.1%	11.1%
Bad health	4.2%	3.3%
Very bad health	0.8%	1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Croydon
1 car or van in household	46.9%	43.2%
No cars or vans in household	36.8%	33.6%
2 cars or vans in household	12.4%	17.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.9%	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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