1a Friends Road, Purley CR8 1BL: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 183 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £690,000 in Oct 2022. The Resi IQ estimate today is £740,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £690,000 in 2022; our estimate today is £740,000, up 7% (1.8% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £690,000 in Oct 2022, up 200% since 2000 (5.0% a year).
- Estimate today £740,000.
- 183 m² against a street median of 160 m²; estimated £4,044/m².
- EPC D; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 250 m to Purley station (about 4 min walk).
1a Friends Road, Purley CR8 1BL: a detached
1a Friends Road is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 183 m² and 9 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 160 m² home on Friends Road. The postcode is CR8 1BL, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2000, when the home changed hands for £230,000. It sold again in 2005 for £372,500 and in 2022 for £690,000, a rise of 200% overall, or 5.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £740,000 implies a 7% change since the last sale. 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 30 Mar 2022. Across Friends Road, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 250 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 35 minutes.
1a Friends Road value: estimated at £740,000
This home against every recorded sale on Friends Road.
Sale history
| 7 Oct 2022 | Detached house | £690,000 |
| 30 Sept 2005 | Detached house | £372,500 |
| 17 Mar 2000 | Detached house | £230,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£688,000 to £792,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 1a Friends Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 1a Friends 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 1a Friends Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 183 m² (street median 160 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 9
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020665535
Who lives near 1a Friends Road: 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 1a Friends Road. 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 1a Friends Road: 11 within 1.8 km, 4 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) | 480 m 8 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 |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 840 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) | 850 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 940 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.0 km 17 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) | 1.2 km 19 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 19 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 19 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 24 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) | 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 1a Friends Road: 35 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.
1a Friends Road to central London
| Victoria | 35 min | walk 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 38 min | walk 10 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 1a Friends Road
| Purley | 250 m | about 4 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
| Reedham | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 1a Friends Road
12 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 127 289 407 412 439 612. Nearest stop: Foxley Hill Road, 160 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 1a Friends 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 | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 460 m | 17 |
| Dentist | Confidental Clinic | 540 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 430 m | 6 |
| Library | Purley Library | 660 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 560 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | The Glade | 510 m | 33 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 640 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 1a Friends 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 | 660 m | |
| Public charge point | 660 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 860 m |
| Public charge point | 920 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Source London | 1 bay | 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 1a Friends Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 1a Friends Road: NO₂ 12.5 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) | 12.5 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 86 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 1a Friends Road
Crime and policing near 1a Friends Road
2,178 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 1a Friends Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1157, earlier 6 months: 1021.
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 1a Friends Road
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 38 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: New Himalaya (160 m, rated 5); Shell Foxley (4SUK Ltd) (160 m, rated 5); Foxley Lodge (268 m, rated 5); The Next Level Cafe (353 m, rated 3).
Planning designations around 1a Friends Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- 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 |
Photos of 1a Friends 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 1a Friends 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.
1a Friends Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 1a Friends Road?
1a Friends Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 183 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 1a Friends Road last sell for?
1a Friends Road last sold for £690,000 on 7 Oct 2022, up 200% on its 17 Mar 2000 price of £230,000.
What is the estimated value of 1a Friends Road?
An automated estimate puts 1a Friends Road at £740,000, in a range of £688,000 to £792,000. 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 1a Friends 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.