19 Hillcrest Road, Purley CR8 2JF: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 211 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £665,000 in Dec 2018. The Resi IQ estimate today is £670,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £665,000 in 2018; our estimate today is £670,000, up 1% (0.1% a year), behind the 4.8% a year typical on Hillcrest Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £665,000 in Dec 2018.
- Estimate today £670,000, higher than 7% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 211 m² against a street median of 191.5 m²; estimated £3,175/m².
- EPC D; 21% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1130 m to Purley station (about 18 min walk).
19 Hillcrest Road, Purley CR8 2JF: a detached
19 Hillcrest Road is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Sutton. It has an internal floor area of 211 m² and 7 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 191.5 m² home on Hillcrest Road. The postcode is CR8 2JF, in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward and the Carshalton and Wallington constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2018, when the home changed hands for £665,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £670,000 implies a 1% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 7th 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 11 Nov 2016. Across Hillcrest Road, 21% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 1.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 51 minutes.
19 Hillcrest Road value: estimated at £670,000, near the bottom of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Hillcrest Road.
Sale history
| 13 Dec 2018 | Detached house | £665,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£536,000 to £804,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 19 Hillcrest Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 19 Hillcrest 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.
1013 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 19 Hillcrest Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 211 m² (street median 191.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 7
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 5870094786
Who lives near 19 Hillcrest Road: 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Sutton 024B: 1,610 residents in 580 households around 19 Hillcrest Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4420%
- 45 to 6430%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children11%
- Family with children30%
- Other37%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright45%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented11%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car36%
- 2 cars39%
- 3 or more17%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (781 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level20%
- None12%
Schools near 19 Hillcrest Road: 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 210 m 3 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 210 m 3 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 720 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Laleham Lea School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 790 m 13 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 | 820 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 860 m 14 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) | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 930 m 15 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wilson's School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Dec 2022 | 1.5 km 25 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 25 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 19 Hillcrest Road: 51 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.
19 Hillcrest Road to central London
| Victoria | 51 min | walk 26 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 54 min | walk 26 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 19 Hillcrest Road
| Purley | 1130 m | about 18 min walk |
| Reedham | 1620 m | about 26 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 1740 m | about 28 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 19 Hillcrest Road
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Shops, doctors and services near 19 Hillcrest 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 | Woodcote Medical | 540 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 540 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Foxley Lane Dental Care | 560 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 760 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 820 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 430 m | 31 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 740 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 19 Hillcrest Road
253 public charging devices in Sutton (74 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 118 per 100,000 people. That ranks 203 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 | 710 m | |
| Public charge point | 710 m | |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.2 km |
| Public charge point | 1.5 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.2 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 19 Hillcrest Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 19 Hillcrest Road: NO₂ 11.7 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) | 11.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 105 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 19 Hillcrest Road
Crime and policing near 19 Hillcrest Road
2,878 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 19 Hillcrest Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1546, earlier 6 months: 1332.
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 19 Hillcrest Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Thomas More School (210 m, rated 5); Margaret Roper Primary Breakfast And After School Club (212 m, rated 4); Lunchtime Company @ Margaret Roper Primary School (212 m, rated 4); Achieve Together (267 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 19 Hillcrest Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Sutton AQMA)
- Ward
- South Beddington & Roundshaw
- Planning authority
- Sutton LPA
The Sutton market: average price £447,596, up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Sutton, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,026,134 |
| Semi-detached | £649,613 |
| Terraced | £458,001 |
| Flat or maisonette | £281,553 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £840,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £447,596 across all home types, so a house here sells for 88% more than the authority average.
Photos of 19 Hillcrest 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.
Council tax at 19 Hillcrest Road: Band D is £2,379 a year in Sutton, 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 Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, £13 below the England average of £2,392. That ranks Sutton 192nd highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,270 last year. Next door in Croydon, Band D is £2,600, £221 more than in Sutton, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £221 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 Sutton, 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 | £1,586 | £132 |
| Band B | £1,850 | £154 |
| Band C | £2,114 | £176 |
| Band D | £2,379 | £198 |
| Band E | £2,907 | £242 |
| Band F | £3,436 | £286 |
| Band G | £3,964 | £330 |
| Band H | £4,757 | £396 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
19 Hillcrest Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 19 Hillcrest Road?
19 Hillcrest Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 211 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 19 Hillcrest Road last sell for?
19 Hillcrest Road last sold for £665,000 on 13 Dec 2018.
What is the estimated value of 19 Hillcrest Road?
An automated estimate puts 19 Hillcrest Road at £670,000, in a range of £536,000 to £804,000. 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 19 Hillcrest 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 Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.