1 Brancaster Lane, Purley CR8 1HG: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 95 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £560,000 in Sept 2018. The Resi IQ estimate today is £664,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £560,000 in 2018; our estimate today is £664,000, up 19% (2.1% a year), behind the 5.1% a year typical on Brancaster Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £560,000 in Sept 2018, up 41% since 2012 (6.1% a year).
- Estimate today £664,000, higher than 52% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 95 m² against a street median of 123 m²; estimated £6,989/m².
- EPC D; 24% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 700 m to Purley Oaks station (about 11 min walk).
1 Brancaster Lane, Purley CR8 1HG: a detached
1 Brancaster Lane is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 95 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 123 m² home on Brancaster Lane. The postcode is CR8 1HG, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2012, when the home changed hands for £396,475. It sold again in 2018 for £560,000, a rise of 41% overall, or 6.1% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £664,000 implies a 19% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 52th percentile of recent house sales on the street. Treat it as a figure to test against comparable sales rather than a price.
The energy certificate rates the home EPC band D and was lodged 15 Oct 2020. Across Brancaster Lane, 24% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley Oaks station is 700 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 45 minutes.
1 Brancaster Lane value: estimated at £664,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Brancaster Lane.
Sale history
| 14 Sept 2018 | Detached house | £560,000 |
| 15 Nov 2012 | Detached house | £396,475 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£624,000 to £704,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
1 Brancaster Lane against the rest of Brancaster Lane
Each sale of this home next to the typical sale on the road in the same year.
| Year | This home | Road median that year | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | £396,475 | £440,738 | -10% |
| 2018 | £560,000 | £560,000 | 0% |
| Now (estimate) | £664,000 | £676,500 | -2% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Brancaster Lane in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 1 Brancaster Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 1 Brancaster Lane
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Typical routes to EPC C
This home is rated EPC D. These are the measures that usually close the gap for a typical home.
| Improvement | Typical cost | Saves a year |
|---|---|---|
| Loft insulation to 270 mm | £900–£1,500 | £110–£170 |
| Cavity wall insulation | £1,500–£3,500 | £190–£300 |
| Low-energy lighting throughout | £100–£250 | £30–£60 |
| Air-source heat pump | £7,000–£13,000 | £0–£250 |
| Solar panels (4 kWp) | £5,000–£7,000 | £300–£600 |
Indicative UK ranges from Energy Saving Trust guidance; get quotes before you commit. The certificate for this address lists its own recommended measures on the government EPC register.
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
1000 kWh per kWp a year from PVGIS at this location (35° pitch, south-facing, 14% losses). Costs and prices are typical assumptions you can edit.
The building at 1 Brancaster Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 95 m² (street median 123 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020663433
Who lives near 1 Brancaster Lane: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 59% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037D: 1,475 residents in 531 households around 1 Brancaster Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person16%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children33%
- Other35%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared47%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car47%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (705 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above57%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level18%
- None8%
Schools near 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 570 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 750 m 12 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) | 870 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Ridgeway Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Oaks Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Oct 2019 | 1.4 km 23 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) | 1.4 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Giles School Community special school · ages 2-19 | Special | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.6 km 27 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) | 1.7 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 1 Brancaster Lane: 45 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.
1 Brancaster Lane to central London
| Victoria | 45 min | walk 20 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 48 min | walk 20 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 1 Brancaster Lane
| Purley Oaks | 700 m | about 11 min walk |
| Purley | 870 m | about 14 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 960 m | about 16 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 1 Brancaster Lane
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 312 359 407 466 60 N68. Nearest stop: Norman Avenue, 179 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 1 Brancaster Lane: 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 | Parkside Group Practice | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 800 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Blue Dental | 840 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 940 m | 10 |
| Park or green space | Rotary Field | 650 m | 29 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 820 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 1 Brancaster Lane
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
| Public charge point | 920 m | |
| Public charge point | 930 m | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 940 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 1.8 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 1 Brancaster Lane: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 1 Brancaster Lane: 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
- 70 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.
Crime and policing near 1 Brancaster Lane
Crime and policing near 1 Brancaster Lane
2,379 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 1 Brancaster Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1283, earlier 6 months: 1096.
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 1 Brancaster Lane
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Purley Downs Golf Club (219 m, rated 5); Purley Downs Pro Shop (219 m, rated 5); Purley Bury Tennis Club (251 m, rated 5); Partou Gingerbread House Day Nursery (283 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 1 Brancaster Lane
- 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
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 street: houses sold for a median of £645,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 64% more than the authority average.
Photos of 1 Brancaster Lane 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 at 1 Brancaster Lane: 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.
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1 Brancaster Lane, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 1 Brancaster Lane?
1 Brancaster Lane has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 95 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 1 Brancaster Lane last sell for?
1 Brancaster Lane last sold for £560,000 on 14 Sept 2018, up 41% on its 15 Nov 2012 price of £396,475.
What is the estimated value of 1 Brancaster Lane?
An automated estimate puts 1 Brancaster Lane at £664,000, in a range of £624,000 to £704,000. It is a model estimate from Resi IQ, not a valuation, so compare it with recent sales on the street.
What council tax band is 1 Brancaster Lane?
The band is held by the Valuation Office Agency, which you can look up on GOV.UK. For reference, Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.