Coulsdon Town, much like its surrounding neighbourhoods, is flanked by green areas, with Coulsdon town centre in the middle. Brighton Road and Farthing Way cut through the area from the northeast to the southwest. To the west is Wootcote as well as Wootcote Park Golf Club, and to the east Coulsdon Manor and Golf Club. The west is more organised in its street layouts, with straight roads branching out of Woodcote Grove Road, whereas the east has a relatively disorganised structure. The southernmost tip of Coulsdon North, below Coulsdon railway station, contains farmland areas. Coulsdon North represents the area between Woodcote (to the northwest) and Coulsdon (to the south). Woodcote Village Green was built at the dawn of the twentieth century, complete with a whipping post, stocks and a see-saw, and would remain largely stagnant until the First World War.

Coulsdon Manor, originally Curedesdone, is built on fairly high ground – about 500 feet above sea level. The land has exchanged hands many times in its history, from the times of King Henry VIII, to the Byron family in the 18th century until the 20th century, it was sold to a local developer in 1923, who turned it into a golf course, which still exists today. The land and house would gradually fall into disrepair until the site was acquired to be built into a hotel, which remains until today as Bespoke Hotels.

John Gresham was given a manor in Coulsdon by King Henry VIII after the dissolution of the monasteries. Starting out as a mercer (a person who traded silk, linens and other textiles) in the Company of Mercers, he would later go on to found the Muscovy Company to trade with Russia, and eventually end up as a member of the Royal household, having won favour with King Henry in supplying his war against France and Scotland, which is how he came to be in possession of his lands. He would go on to found Gresham’s School a year before his death in 1555.

There is a Territorial Army base at the far southeast of Coulsdon North, alongside the base of the 41 (Princess Louise of Kensington) Signal Squadron. There are also different organisations based in the area, such as Girlguiding UK and the Old Coulsdon Bowling Club.

Neolithic implements have often been found in the area, suggesting heavy human habitation very early on in its history.

Coulsdon is located near an exit of the M25, channelling traffic through this otherwise quiet part of outer London. Traffic from the M25 to Croydon runs up Brighton Road, though fortunately much of the neighbourhood is spared the noise pollution from the motorway.

The community centre on Chipstead Valley Road is projected to be moved, which has incurred the wrath of some residents, who believe that it is currently popular and well used. Thankfully, in 2022 Croydon Council agreed to extend the centre’s lease by another 25 years, protecting it from its initially intended demolition and redevelopment. New development in the area is on the rise as a number with a number of new schemes materialising in the neighbourhood.

Macar’s development on Coulsdon Court Road delivers 5 houses and 4 apartments on land next to Coulsdon Manor Hotel and Golf Course. The houses comprise of two semi-detached and three terraced, 4 & 5 bedroom homes spread over 3 floors, while the four apartments are all 2-bedroom units. A proposal for 9 was also approved by Croydon Council in 2022, despite around 130 objections by locals. The plans intend to deliver six houses and three bungalows on The Grove, Coulsdon. The new development includes a walled garden and nine parking spaces, as well as 20 spaces for parking bikes. A new development at 28 Fairdene Road is also entering its second development phase, following the success of its first phase completed in 2021, with all units already sold. The development consists of luxury 1- and 3-bedroom apartments.