18 Buttermere Gardens, Purley CR8 1EG: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 104 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £535,000 in Mar 2017. The Resi IQ estimate today is £694,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £535,000 in 2017; our estimate today is £694,000, up 30% (2.8% a year), behind the 6.1% a year typical on Buttermere Gardens.
- What we found
- Last sold £535,000 in Mar 2017, up 376% since 1996 (8.0% a year).
- Estimate today £694,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 104 m² against a street median of 89 m²; estimated £6,673/m².
- EPC D; 14% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 560 m to Riddlesdown station (about 9 min walk).
18 Buttermere Gardens, Purley CR8 1EG: a semi-detached
18 Buttermere Gardens is a semi-detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 104 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 89 m² home on Buttermere Gardens. The postcode is CR8 1EG, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1996, when the home changed hands for £112,500. It sold again in 2002 for £222,000 and in 2017 for £535,000, a rise of 376% overall, or 8.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £694,000 implies a 30% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 100th 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 13 Sept 2016. Across Buttermere Gardens, 14% of rated homes reach band C or better. Riddlesdown station is 560 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 38 minutes.
18 Buttermere Gardens value: estimated at £694,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Buttermere Gardens.
Sale history
| 15 Mar 2017 | Semi-detached house | £535,000 |
| 3 May 2002 | Semi-detached house | £222,000 |
| 13 Nov 1996 | Semi-detached house | £112,500 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£652,000 to £736,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 18 Buttermere Gardens sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 18 Buttermere Gardens
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.
1002 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 18 Buttermere Gardens: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Floor area
- 104 m² (street median 89 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020664225
Similar homes that sold near 18 Buttermere Gardens
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Buttermere Gardens | 111 m² | D | 3 Sept 2025 | £660,000 | £5,946 |
| 30 Buttermere Gardens | 105 m² | C | 2 Sept 2021 | £582,000 | £5,543 |
Who lives near 18 Buttermere Gardens: 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042D: 1,679 residents in 642 households around 18 Buttermere Gardens. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6430%
- 65 and over19%
Household type
- One person19%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children33%
- Other31%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright40%
- Mortgage or shared46%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented4%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car48%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (830 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above47%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level23%
- None9%
Schools near 18 Buttermere Gardens: 8 within 1.8 km, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 600 m 10 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) | 660 m 11 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Gresham Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Nov 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.8 km 29 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 18 Buttermere Gardens: 38 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.
18 Buttermere Gardens to central London
| Victoria | 38 min | walk 12 min → train 26 min |
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 12 min → train 32 min |
Stations near 18 Buttermere Gardens
| Riddlesdown | 560 m | about 9 min walk |
| Kenley | 620 m | about 10 min walk |
| Purley | 1630 m | about 26 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 18 Buttermere Gardens
7 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 412 434 612. Nearest stop: Lower Barn Road, 242 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 18 Buttermere Gardens: 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 | 620 m | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 570 m | 16 |
| Dentist | Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery | 1.3 km | 16 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Library | Sanderstead Library | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 560 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 500 m | 36 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.9 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 18 Buttermere Gardens
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 | 510 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 800 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.0 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.4 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.0 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 18 Buttermere Gardens: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 18 Buttermere Gardens: NO₂ 10.7 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) | 10.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 117 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 18 Buttermere Gardens
Crime and policing near 18 Buttermere Gardens
1,006 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 18 Buttermere Gardens
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 543, earlier 6 months: 463.
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 18 Buttermere Gardens
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 38 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: King Fish Bar (238 m, rated 5); KK Food And Wine (256 m, rated 2); Marmaris Cafe (256 m, rated 4); Vera Grill And Bar (263 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 18 Buttermere Gardens
- 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 £573,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 46% more than the authority average.
Photos of 18 Buttermere Gardens 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 18 Buttermere Gardens: 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.
18 Buttermere Gardens, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 18 Buttermere Gardens?
18 Buttermere Gardens has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 104 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 18 Buttermere Gardens last sell for?
18 Buttermere Gardens last sold for £535,000 on 15 Mar 2017, up 376% on its 13 Nov 1996 price of £112,500.
What is the estimated value of 18 Buttermere Gardens?
An automated estimate puts 18 Buttermere Gardens at £694,000, in a range of £652,000 to £736,000. 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 18 Buttermere Gardens?
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.