8 The Drive
Last sold
£860,000
November 2025
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Broadband
98% of homes in this postcode can get gigabit broadband. Every home can get at least 30 Mb.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
Woodcote Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 871 pupils
No grade
0.3 miles
Beaumont Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 222 pupils
No grade
0.5 miles
Smitham Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 654 pupils
No grade
0.7 miles
Secondary schools
Woodcote High School Ages 11 to 19 · 1,250 pupils
No grade
0.4 miles
The John Fisher School Ages 11 to 18 · 1,116 pupils · Roman Catholic
No grade
1.3 miles
Thomas More Catholic School Ages 11 to 18 · 599 pupils · Roman Catholic
No grade
1.3 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
13
Restaurants
Sichuan Garden, La Scarpetta, The Quintessential, PizzaExpress…
7
Cafés
Cafe Time, Nonna Rosa's Deli Cafe, Caffè Nero, Grumpy Goose…
2
Pubs and bars
The Pembroke, Frames Sports Bar
17
Takeaways
Pizza Hut Delivery, Flamingo Kebab, Domino's, Star Chippy…
Everyday
Things to do
Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
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5 Smitham Downs Road
September 2026
£1,175,000
34 The Vale
September 2026
£637,500
Flat 1 Poppy Court, 6A The Drive
July 2026
£267,500
1B The Vale
April 2026
£396,995
Flat 3 Kingfisher Court, 32 Brighton Road
April 2026
£239,000
15A South Drive
March 2026
£280,000
14 Drive Mead
March 2026
£330,000
1A The Vale
March 2026
£840,000
Flat 5, 73 Brighton Road
January 2026
£123,000
8 The Drive
November 2025
£860,000
3 The Wend
November 2025
£1,150,000
1C Field End
November 2025
£630,000
25 Stoats Nest Road
July 2025
£366,000
7 Drive Mead
July 2025
£330,000
33A Smitham Downs Road
July 2025
£780,000
80 Woodcote Grove Road
July 2025
£645,000
7 The Vale
April 2025
£443,000
47 The Vale
March 2025
£531,000
22 The Grove
March 2025
£807,000
25 The Vale
March 2025
£622,000
44 Brighton Road
March 2025
£550,000
Flat 4 Poppy Court, 6A The Drive
March 2025
£475,000
11 The Vale
March 2025
£640,000
64 Woodcote Grove Road
March 2025
£595,000
Flat 1 James Court, 58 Brighton Road
February 2025
£425,000
13 Brighton Road
February 2025
£520,000
78 Windermere Road
February 2025
£765,000
8 Maplehurst Square, 29 The Grove
February 2025
£680,000
27E The Drive
January 2025
£250,000
27D The Drive
January 2025
£250,000
27C The Drive
January 2025
£420,000
27B The Drive
January 2025
£410,000
27A The Drive
January 2025
£390,000
27 The Drive
January 2025
£1,250,000
4 Kingsmead Court, 10 Smitham Downs Road
December 2024
£450,000
8 Kingsmead Court, 10 Smitham Downs Road
December 2024
£485,000
1 Kingsmead Court, 10 Smitham Downs Road
December 2024
£500,000
5 Kingsmead Court, 10 Smitham Downs Road
November 2024
£420,000
7 Kingsmead Court, 10 Smitham Downs Road
November 2024
£390,000
6 Kingsmead Court, 10 Smitham Downs Road
November 2024
£380,000
3 South Drive
November 2024
£925,000
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drive | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector CR5 2 | £750,000 | £675,000 +11% since | £640,000 +17% since | £452,000 +66% since | £406,000 +85% since |
| Croydon | £720,000 | £686,500 +5% since | £610,000 +18% since | £435,000 +66% since | £405,000 +78% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in CR5 2, over the last five years (690 sales):
- What sells: 30% detached, 26% flats, 24% semi-detached, 15% terraced, 5% other.
- 28% sold leasehold.
- 112 sales in the last twelve months, against 317 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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