126 Montpelier Road, Purley CR8 2QB: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 51 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £162,500 in Jul 2006. The Resi IQ estimate today is £428,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £162,500 in 2006; our estimate today is £428,000, up 163% (4.9% a year), behind the 7.1% a year typical on Montpelier Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £162,500 in Jul 2006.
- Estimate today £428,000, higher than 20% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 51 m² against a street median of 68 m²; estimated £8,392/m².
- EPC D; 40% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 510 m to Purley Oaks station (about 8 min walk).
126 Montpelier Road, Purley CR8 2QB: a flat
126 Montpelier Road is a flat in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 51 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 68 m² home on Montpelier Road. The postcode is CR8 2QB, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2006, when the home changed hands for £162,500. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £428,000 implies a 163% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 20th 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 10 May 2016. Across Montpelier Road, 40% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley Oaks station is 510 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 43 minutes.
126 Montpelier Road value: estimated at £428,000, near the bottom of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Montpelier Road.
Sale history
| 11 Jul 2006 | Flat / maisonette | £162,500 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£371,000 to £485,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
126 Montpelier Road against the rest of Montpelier Road
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | £162,500 | £162,500 | 0% |
| Now (estimate) | £428,000 | £463,000 | -8% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Montpelier Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 126 Montpelier Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 126 Montpelier Road
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 126 Montpelier Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Flat
- Floor area
- 51 m² (street median 68 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 3
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020667738
Who lives near 126 Montpelier Road: 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 031D: 1,530 residents in 595 households around 126 Montpelier Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1523%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4433%
- 45 to 6424%
- 65 and over10%
Household type
- One person27%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children38%
- Other21%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright23%
- Mortgage or shared37%
- Private rented30%
- Social rented10%
Cars and vans per household
- No car25%
- 1 car54%
- 2 cars17%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (765 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above43%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level22%
- None13%
Schools near 126 Montpelier Road: 15 within 1.8 km, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 2-13 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 400 m 6 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 | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 650 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 910 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 940 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Oaks Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Oct 2019 | 1.1 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Giles School Community special school · ages 2-19 | Special | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.2 km 20 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 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Ridgeway Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.5 km 24 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) | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whitgift School Other independent school · ages 10-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Haling Park Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Oct 2023 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Aerodrome Primary Academy Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2021 | 1.7 km 28 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 126 Montpelier Road: 43 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.
126 Montpelier Road to central London
| Victoria | 43 min | walk 18 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 46 min | walk 18 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 126 Montpelier Road
| Purley Oaks | 510 m | about 8 min walk |
| Sanderstead | 910 m | about 15 min walk |
| Purley | 1050 m | about 17 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 126 Montpelier Road
9 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 312 359 405 407 466 60 645 N68. Nearest stop: Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road, 67 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 126 Montpelier Road: 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 | 860 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 770 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Blue Dental | 550 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | JUSTin GREEN | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 940 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Rotary Field | 510 m | 32 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 770 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 126 Montpelier Road
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 | 860 m | |
| Public charge point | 860 m | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 880 m |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.5 km |
| Public charge point | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 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 126 Montpelier Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 126 Montpelier Road: NO₂ 12.2 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) | 12.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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.
Crime and policing near 126 Montpelier Road
Crime and policing near 126 Montpelier Road
2,394 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 126 Montpelier Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1308, earlier 6 months: 1086.
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 126 Montpelier Road
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 34 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Zen Lounge Ltd (83 m, rated 4); Regans Fight Champions (98 m, rated 4); La Maternelle Nursery School (135 m, rated 5); Royal Supermarket (207 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 126 Montpelier Road
- 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 £450,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 14% more than the authority average.
Photos of 126 Montpelier Road 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.
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Council tax at 126 Montpelier Road: 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.
126 Montpelier Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 126 Montpelier Road?
126 Montpelier Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 51 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 126 Montpelier Road last sell for?
126 Montpelier Road last sold for £162,500 on 11 Jul 2006.
What is the estimated value of 126 Montpelier Road?
An automated estimate puts 126 Montpelier Road at £428,000, in a range of £371,000 to £485,000. 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 126 Montpelier Road?
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.