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CR0 8TJ

Last sold £215,000 in July 2021

281, Wickham Road, Croydon

Property type
Flat
Bedrooms
1 (est.)
Tenure
Leasehold
Floor area
484 sq ft / 45 sq m
EPC rating
C
Elevation
About 74m

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Price history in context

  • Jul 2021 — £215,000 · +7.5% · 15 pts behind the UK market
  • Jan 2016 — £200,000 · +129.9% · 34 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Mar 2002 — £87,000 · +24.3% · 16 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Jun 2001 — £70,000
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £215,000 £70,000 2001 2021

The life around it

  • Harris Primary Academy Benson 10-min walk crosses a major road
  • St John's CofE Primary School 8-min walk crosses a major road
  • Eden Park station 2.1km
  • Cold Shaw 1.1km
  • The coast (coastline) 11.2km
  • South Norwood Country Park Lake 2.6km
  • Pond 665m
  • Croydon Canal 4.0km
  • The Beck 1.4km
  • Millers Pond 724m
  • Shirley Church Recreation Ground 409m
  • Co-Op Food 96m
  • Peregrine Gardens (Stop W) 78m

Broadband

  • Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more Not available
  • Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more Not available
  • Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Eden Park, 2.1km away

  • 30 min London
  • 113 min Brighton
  • 115 min Cambridge
  • 115 min Oxford

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Noise

Road noise here is mapped at 65–69 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — a main road close by.

Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,570 hours a year — sunnier than 50% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: no hills shade it. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Around average for England & Wales — 76 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Planning activity nearby

  • Rejected Replacement and relocation of 15m pole supporting 6no. antennas with 20m pole supporting… Apr 2026 source
  • Undecided Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a 3/4 -bedroom dwelling, with associated… May 2026 source
  • Rejected Lawful development certificate for loft conversion and side dormer May 2026 source
  • Rejected Loft conversion with side dormer Jul 2026 source
  • Permitted Erection of a rear dormer with Juliette balcony including hip to gable roof and… Mar 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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