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| Old Coulsdon | |
|---|---|
 Bradmore Green Pond - Old Coulsdon | |
  Old Coulsdon Location withinGreater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ315575 |
| London borough | |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COULSDON |
| Postcode district | CR5 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
| 51°18′06″N0°06′51″W / 51.3018°N 0.1143°W /51.3018; -0.1143 | |
Old Coulsdon is a village nearCoulsdon in theLondon Borough of Croydon, England, 14.4 miles (23 km) south ofCharing Cross. It is the southernmost settlement inGreater London.
Oasis Academy Coulsdon was formerly Coulsdon High School. Before this it was Taunton Manor School.Coulsdon College was formerly Purley College and that was formed fromPurley High School for Boys and Purley High School for Girls.
There are four regularLondon bus services in the area: 60, 466, 404, and route N68 which provides a link into Central London every 30 minutes during the night.
The closest train station isCoulsdon South, 0.9 miles away.
Old Coulsdon has oneChurch of England church, St John's the Evangelist. It is also home to St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and Old Coulsdon Congregational Church.
Old Coulsdon is in the Parliamentary constituency of Croydon South where the current MP as of May 2015 has beenChris Philp of theConservative Party. He was re-elected with 33,334 votes at the 2017 General Election.[1]
At a local level, Old Coulsdon has three Conservative councilors onCroydon Borough Council.