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The average house price in Selsdon & Ballards Ward is £541,191 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.5%.

England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon

Selsdon & Ballards Ward

£541,191

Average price, last 12 months

−4.5% in a year
OCT 2016£428kSEPT 2026£541k

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What can I buy with my budget in Selsdon & Ballards Ward?

With £550,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Selsdon & Ballards Ward.

£550,000

Selsdon & Ballards Ward

  • Flats

    £298,437

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £460,154

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £567,259

    £17k short

  • Detached

    £686,058

    £136k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Selsdon & Ballards Ward?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Selsdon & Ballards Ward costs £2,707 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £2,707

    a month

    Average price
    £541,191
    Deposit
    £54,119
    Mortgage
    £487,072
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £108,238

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £686,058

Semi-detached

  • £567,259

Terraced

  • £460,154

Flats

  • £298,437

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Selsdon & Ballards Ward

Mostly semi-detached houses

22%
51%
18%

How green is Selsdon & Ballards Ward?

Selsdon & Ballards Ward has 3 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 5.8% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    5.8%

    of the land is green space
    32 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    3 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Selsdon & Ballards Ward?

Selsdon & Ballards Ward has about 13 residents for every football pitch of land, or 4,723 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Selsdon & Ballards Ward
13 people per football pitch of land · 4,723 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Selsdon & Ballards Ward?

Prices in Selsdon & Ballards Ward were down on a year earlier in 38 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 4.5% on a year earlier.

Selsdon & Ballards Ward38 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £541,191

Change over 1 year

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    −£25,446

Change over ~10 years

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    +£110,193

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    122

Number of postcodes

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    260

Households (Census 2021)

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    4,494

Household density

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    1,802 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    11,781

Population density

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    4,723 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    32 m² per resident · more than 52% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    5.8%

Public parks

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    3

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    39 per 1,000 · Low

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    −15.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    9.9 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    APR 2025 · £703,350

Most common price band

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £500k – £1m · 62.0%

Detached average

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £686,058

Semi-detached average

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £567,259

Terraced average

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £460,154

Flats average

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    £298,437

Detached share of sales

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    22.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    50.8%

Terraced share of sales

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    18.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Selsdon & Ballards Ward

    8.8%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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