CR8 1HL, Brancaster Lane, Purley: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 98 m² with 5 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C. 29 sales recorded since 1995 across 19 addresses in this postcode, in London Borough of Croydon.
CR8 1HL has 19 homes valued at a median of £661,000, ranking 99th of 297 postcodes in CR8.
- What we found
- 19 addresses on Brancaster Lane; houses sold since 2019 for a median £680,500.
- This postcode is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward.
- 47% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Around 47% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Riddlesdown station is about 230 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 34 min.
CR8 1HL: a Purley postcode on Brancaster Lane
CR8 1HL is a postcode on Brancaster Lane in Purley. It is in London Borough of Croydon, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward, and its MP is Chris Philp (Conservative), who represents Croydon South. The CR8 district straddles several council boundaries, so the ward matters for council tax, school admissions and which council deals with planning and bins.
19 addresses on record. The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 98 m² with 5 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C. Houses here have sold for a median of £680,500 since 2019, above the CR8 median of £455,000. 47% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, ahead of the 42% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 89 m above sea level. 47% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Riddlesdown, is 230 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 34 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR8 1HL, Brancaster Lane: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR8 1HL: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR8 1HL sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 9 | 5 | £675,000 | 111 m² | £5,400 |
| Detached | 4 | 1 | £895,000 | 179 m² | £5,000 |
| Flat | 6 | 6 | £315,000 | 50 m² | n/a |
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs in CR8 1HL
Middle half of 6 house sales since 2019: £594,375 to £736,625; median £680,500.
Homes in CR8 1HL, Brancaster Lane: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 98 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £5,256
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 5.2%
- Ward
- Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
- Constituency
- Croydon South
EPC energy ratings in CR8 1HL
Type
Latest house sales in CR8 1HL, Purley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 Brancaster Lane | Semi-detached house | 19 Jun 2026 | £753,500 | 160 m² | £4,709 |
| 125 Brancaster Lane | Semi-detached house | 24 Jun 2024 | £686,000 | 84 m² | £8,167 |
| Flat 3, Brancaster Lane | Flat / maisonette | 26 Nov 2021 | £290,000 | 98 m² | – |
| Flat 1, Brancaster Lane | Flat / maisonette | 19 Aug 2021 | £310,000 | 51 m² | – |
| Flat 2, Brancaster Lane | Flat / maisonette | 12 Aug 2021 | £398,500 | 64 m² | – |
| Flat 5, Brancaster Lane | Flat / maisonette | 11 Aug 2021 | £285,000 | 49 m² | – |
| Flat 4, Brancaster Lane | Flat / maisonette | 8 Jul 2021 | £320,000 | 40 m² | – |
| 59 Brancaster Lane | Detached house | 30 Jun 2021 | £895,000 | 179 m² | £5,000 |
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
The Croydon market: average price £393,714, down 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Croydon, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £844,553 |
| Semi-detached | £540,526 |
| Terraced | £399,833 |
| Flat or maisonette | £256,496 |
This postcode: houses sold for a median of £680,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 73% more than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR8 1HL: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 58% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037F: 1,472 residents in 537 households around CR8 1HL. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4423%
- 45 to 6431%
- 65 and over19%
Household type
- One person14%
- Couple, no children20%
- Family with children35%
- Other31%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright43%
- Mortgage or shared47%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car45%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more14%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (731 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above56%
- A level or equivalent13%
- GCSE level19%
- None7%
Schools near CR8 1HL, Brancaster Lane: 13 within 1.8 km, 6 primary, with their latest Ofsted grades
Distances from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted outcome for each school.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 2-13 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Ridgeway Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.6 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.6 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Gresham Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Nov 2023 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
Ofsted replaced its single-word judgements with report cards for inspections from November 2025, so each school shows its most recent grade on the older scale until it is re-inspected. Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas; check the council for admissions rules.
Commuting from CR8 1HL: 34 minutes to Victoria by train
Fastest door-to-door journey arriving by 08:30 on a weekday, from the TfL journey planner, including the walk to the station.
CR8 1HL to central London
| Victoria | 34 min | walk 8 min → train 26 min |
| Blackfriars | 40 min | walk 8 min → train 32 min |
Stations near CR8 1HL
| Riddlesdown | 230 m | about 4 min walk |
| Purley | 930 m | about 15 min walk |
| Kenley | 1110 m | about 18 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR8 1HL
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Energy use around CR8 1HL: homes nearby use 71% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 20% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 037F (584 gas meters, 611 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 98% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 18,484 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,455 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near CR8 1HL: NO₂ 11 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above the WHO guideline
Modelled annual averages for the 1 km square around this location, from Defra's 2023 background maps. Readings beside busy roads are higher.
| Pollutant | This square | WHO guideline | UK legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 89 m
- Air quality management area
- Yes
Defra noise maps cover major roads and railways only (above 55 dB), so "no contour" does not mean silent. Height from the Copernicus 90 m elevation model via Open-Meteo.
Shops, doctors and services near CR8 1HL: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 6 EV charging sites within 6 km
Nearest of each kind, from OpenStreetMap, measured in a straight line from the postcode.
| Service | Nearest | Distance | Within 2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP surgery | The Moorings Surgery | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 270 m | 18 |
| Dentist | Purley Dental Care | 1.2 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 280 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | The Glade | 1.0 km | 32 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.1 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR8 1HL
627 public charging devices in Croydon (140 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 153 per 100,000 people. That ranks 129 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 850 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.5 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 1.6 km |
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Who represents CR8 1HL: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around CR8 1HL
Crime and policing near CR8 1HL
2,201 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR8 1HL
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1176, earlier 6 months: 1025.
Police-recorded incidents mapped to the nearest street within roughly a mile, so a road near the town centre shows more shoplifting and anti-social behaviour than a quiet cul-de-sac nearby. Counts show what was reported, not how safe any home is.
Food and drink near CR8 1HL
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Wessons Post Office (275 m, rated 3); Riddlesdown Pharmacy (275 m, rated 5); Purley Bury Bowling Club (341 m, rated 5); Purley Bury Tennis Club (470 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR8 1HL
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of CR8 1HL and the streets around it
Openly licensed photos taken close to this location on Wikimedia Commons. They show the surroundings, not necessarily this exact address.
Council tax in CR8 1HL: Band D is £2,600 a year in Croydon, up 4.8% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, £208 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Croydon 36th highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,480 last year. Next door in Reigate and Banstead, Band D is £2,567, £33 less than in Croydon, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £33 a year at Band D.
Your own bill depends on your property's band. In England bands are set from the home's estimated value on 1 April 1991, so a Band C home pays eight ninths of the Band D charge and a Band F home thirteen ninths. The figures below are the charge for each band in Croydon, before any discount or reduction, and they include the county or borough, police, fire and any parish or GLA precepts averaged across the authority.
| Band | Per year | Per month (12 payments) |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,733 | £144 |
| Band B | £2,022 | £169 |
| Band C | £2,311 | £193 |
| Band D | £2,600 | £217 |
| Band E | £3,178 | £265 |
| Band F | £3,755 | £313 |
| Band G | £4,333 | £361 |
| Band H | £5,200 | £433 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
CR8 1HL, Purley: questions people ask
What council is CR8 1HL in?
CR8 1HL is in London Borough of Croydon, in the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the average house price in CR8 1HL?
Houses in CR8 1HL sold for a median of £680,500 since 2019 (6 sales).
How much is council tax in CR8 1HL?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
What schools are near CR8 1HL?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Harris Primary Academy Kenley (1.0 km), Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (1.1 km) and Riddlesdown Collegiate (1.4 km).
How much do homes cost in CR8 1HL?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £680,500 (6 sales), about £5,256 per square metre.
Which council is CR8 1HL in?
CR8 1HL falls under London Borough of Croydon, in the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 98 m² with 5 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC C.
Which streets are in CR8 1HL?
Brancaster Lane.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR8 1HL, Brancaster Lane, Purley
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, Brancaster Lane | Flat | 51 m² | C | £310,000 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 2, Brancaster Lane | Flat | 64 m² | C | £398,500 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 3, Brancaster Lane | Flat | 98 m² | D | £290,000 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 4, Brancaster Lane | Flat | 40 m² | C | £320,000 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 5, Brancaster Lane | Flat | 49 m² | C | £285,000 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 6, Brancaster Lane | Flat | 43 m² | C | £510,000 · 2021 | – |
| 59 Brancaster Lane | Detached | 179 m² | C | £895,000 · 2021 | £5,000 |
| 63 Brancaster Lane | Detached | 123 m² | C | £645,000 · 2015 | £5,244 |
| 65 Brancaster Lane | Detached | 144 m² | E | £265,000 · 2000 | £1,840 |
| 83 Brancaster Lane | Detached | 181 m² | C | £347,882 · 2007 | £1,922 |
| 85 Brancaster Lane | Semi-detached | 92 m² | D | £82,500 · 1995 | £897 |
| 105 Brancaster Lane | Semi-detached | 101 m² | E | £528,000 · 2018 | £5,228 |