20 Hillside Avenue, Purley CR8 2DP: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 100 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £470,000 in May 2022. The Resi IQ estimate today is £496,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £470,000 in 2022; our estimate today is £496,000, up 6% (1.2% a year), behind the 5.2% a year typical on Hillside Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £470,000 in May 2022.
- Estimate today £496,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 100 m² against a street median of 79 m²; estimated £4,960/m².
- EPC D; 33% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 660 m to Purley station (about 11 min walk).
20 Hillside Avenue, Purley CR8 2DP: a detached
20 Hillside Avenue is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 100 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 79 m² home on Hillside Avenue. The postcode is CR8 2DP, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2022, when the home changed hands for £470,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £496,000 implies a 6% 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 Oct 2020. Across Hillside Avenue, 33% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 660 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 38 minutes.
20 Hillside Avenue value: estimated at £496,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Hillside Avenue.
Sale history
| 27 May 2022 | Detached house | £470,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£450,000 to £541,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 20 Hillside Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 20 Hillside Avenue
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 20 Hillside Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 100 m² (street median 79 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020666894
Who lives near 20 Hillside Avenue: 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 040D: 1,581 residents in 599 households around 20 Hillside Avenue. 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 6423%
- 65 and over12%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children39%
- Other25%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright22%
- Mortgage or shared41%
- Private rented13%
- Social rented24%
Cars and vans per household
- No car20%
- 1 car52%
- 2 cars22%
- 3 or more6%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (776 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good84%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad6%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above41%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level23%
- None15%
Schools near 20 Hillside Avenue: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon House School Purley Other independent special school · ages 10-17 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 220 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 700 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 760 m 12 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) | 870 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) | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 1.1 km 18 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 | 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 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.5 km 24 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 |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 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 20 Hillside Avenue: 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.
20 Hillside Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 38 min | walk 13 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 41 min | walk 13 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 20 Hillside Avenue
| Purley | 660 m | about 11 min walk |
| Reedham | 780 m | about 13 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 890 m | about 14 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 20 Hillside Avenue
12 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 412 439 612. Nearest stop: Northwood Avenue, 144 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 20 Hillside Avenue: 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 | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 680 m | 18 |
| Dentist | Confidental Clinic | 760 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 670 m | 5 |
| Library | Purley Library | 940 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 880 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | The Glade | 200 m | 33 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.0 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 20 Hillside Avenue
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 | 560 m |
| Public charge point | 850 m | |
| Public charge point | 1.0 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.0 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.1 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 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 20 Hillside Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 20 Hillside Avenue: 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) | 7.4 | 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
- 74 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 20 Hillside Avenue
Crime and policing near 20 Hillside Avenue
2,138 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 20 Hillside Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1130, earlier 6 months: 1008.
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 20 Hillside Avenue
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Serenity UK Care (215 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Abingdon House School (295 m, rated 5); Curious Minds Montessori At St James Church Hall (348 m, rated 5); Drinks Paradise Off Licence (398 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 20 Hillside Avenue
- 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 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £447,500 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 20 Hillside Avenue 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 20 Hillside Avenue: 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.
20 Hillside Avenue, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 20 Hillside Avenue?
20 Hillside Avenue has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 100 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 20 Hillside Avenue last sell for?
20 Hillside Avenue last sold for £470,000 on 27 May 2022.
What is the estimated value of 20 Hillside Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 20 Hillside Avenue at £496,000, in a range of £450,000 to £541,000. 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 20 Hillside Avenue?
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.