Pytchley Crescent London, Croydon
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (SE19), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20500110.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £950,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 12, E: 8, F: 3).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Croydon costs £2,600 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gipsy Hill, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Norwood Park, is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 83 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Wood Group Practice, about 450 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 77 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £950,000 | £950,000 | £950,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £900,000 | £900,000 | £900,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £912,500 | £850,000 | £965,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £790,000 | £665,000 | £845,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £727,500 | £602,500 | £800,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £737,500 | £725,000 | £750,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £680,000 | £680,000 | £680,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £672,500 | £670,000 | £675,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £640,000 | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £429,000 | £400,000 | £458,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £425,000 | £400,000 | £445,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | £377,500 | £315,000 | £405,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2025 | 26 SE19 3QT | Detached | £950,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2024 | 9 SE19 3QT | Detached | £900,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2023 | 39 SE19 3QT | Detached | £925,000 | |
| 2 May 2023 | 15 SE19 3QT | Detached | £900,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2023 | 6 SE19 3QT | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2023 | 5 SE19 3QT | Detached | £965,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 12 SE19 3QT | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2021 | 17 SE19 3QT | Detached | £845,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 28 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £790,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 9 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £800,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2020 | 22 SE19 3QT | Detached | £655,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 24 SE19 3QT | Detached | £602,500 | |
| 28 Feb 2020 | 3 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £800,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2019 | 37 SE19 3QT | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 8 SE19 3QT | Detached | £725,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 10 SE19 3QT | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2016 | 5 SE19 3QT | Detached | £670,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2016 | 41 SE19 3QT | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2015 | 11 SE19 3QT | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2012 | 4 SE19 3QT | Detached | £458,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2012 | 8 SE19 3QT | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2010 | 18 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2010 | 3 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2010 | 1 SE19 3QT | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2009 | 17 SE19 3QT | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2009 | 16 SE19 3QT | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2009 | 12 SE19 3QT | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2009 | 5 SE19 3QT | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2008 | 6 SE19 3QT | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2007 | 23 SE19 3QT | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2004 | 27 SE19 3QT | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 18 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 13 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £288,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2003 | 2 SE19 3QT | Detached | £321,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 9 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2003 | 23 SE19 3QT | Detached | £273,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2002 | 3 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 21 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 31 May 2001 | 26 SE19 3QT | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 18 May 2001 | 28 SE19 3QT | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2000 | 6 SE19 3QT | Detached | £242,500 | |
| 8 Nov 1999 | 16 SE19 3QT | Detached | £182,500 | |
| 31 Jul 1996 | 39 SE19 3QT | Detached | £132,500 | |
| 14 May 1996 | 41 SE19 3QT | Detached | £130,000 |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 112 m². Most common: House, detached (22); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1930-1949 (17); 1900-1929 (6); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 1, Pytchley Crescent
- 3, Pytchley Crescent
- 4, Pytchley Crescent
- 8, Pytchley Crescent
- 10, Pytchley Crescent
- 11, Pytchley Crescent
- 12, Pytchley Crescent
- 13, Pytchley Crescent
- 16, Pytchley Crescent
- 18, Pytchley Crescent
- 21, Pytchley Crescent
- 22, Pytchley Crescent
- 24, Pytchley Crescent
- 25, Pytchley Crescent
- 27, Pytchley Crescent
- 28, Pytchley Crescent
- 37, Pytchley Crescent
- 41, Pytchley Crescent
Council tax
What each band costs in Croydon in 2026-27: Band D £2,600 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,733 | £2,022 | £2,311 | £2,600 | £3,178 | £3,755 | £4,333 | £5,200 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 1,660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1, Downsview Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 83, 85 & 113, Hermitage Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 78, Beulah Hill: up to 9 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 82 Crown Dale: up to 9 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 140 & 140a Hermitage Road: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 140 & 140a Hermitage Road: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 140 & 140a Hermitage Road: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 20-20c, Oxford Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 September 2026 to 17 September 2026: THAMES WATER, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE19 3QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| SE19 3QS | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 38 addresses are between 83 m and 90 m above sea level (87 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE19 3QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SE19 3QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gipsy Hill 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| West Norwood 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Crystal Palace 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hermitage Road Norwood Norwood New Town | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Dulwich - Croxted Road | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Vauxhall St George Wharf Pier | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Upper Noorwood Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest North Wood Group Practice | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Klub Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dentistry On Gipsy Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Croydon University Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Norwood Park 13 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.8 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bigginwood Allotments 1.6 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Norwood Grove, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Grove | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| The Rookery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Convent Wood | Wood | 190 m north |
| Biggin Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Norwood Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Westow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Dulwich Upper Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| South Norwood Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
1 of the street's 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Croydon: see them on the Croydon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's RC Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's RC Infant School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–7 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| Downsview Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Norwood School | Secondary | 11–19 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rockmount Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Harris Academy Beulah Hill | Secondary | 11–19 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crown Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| David Livingstone Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingswood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Vista Care Home SE19 3UZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Nourish Contract Catering At Priory School SE19 3QN | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| The Chevening Hub Club SE19 3TE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Lidl SE19 3UZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2019 |
| Downsview Methodist Church Lunch Club SE19 3XD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2024 |
| Pabulum At St Josephs RC Junior,Infant & Nursery School SE19 3NU | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Fit 4 Future Foundation SE19 3NX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Holroyd Howe At Fidelis School SE19 1RS | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Sister Kitchen SE19 3JB | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Founders Gardens (22); On or near Beaumaris Gardens (15); On or near Rossiter Close (8); On or near Hermitage Gardens (8); On or near Beaumont Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Ryefield Road · Wedgwood Way · Hermitage Gardens · Convent Hill · Founders Gardens · Woodfield Close · Rossiter Close · Beaumaris Gardens · Wicks Way · Moore Road · Priory Crescent · Hancock Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.