28 Burcott Road, Purley CR8 4AA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 157 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £753,000 in Sept 2023. The Resi IQ estimate today is £718,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £753,000 in 2023; our estimate today is £718,000, down 5% (-1.6% a year), behind the 4.2% a year typical on Burcott Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £753,000 in Sept 2023, up 96% since 2004 (3.5% a year).
- Estimate today £718,000, higher than 40% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 157 m² against a street median of 138 m²; estimated £4,573/m².
- EPC D; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 650 m to Reedham station (about 11 min walk).
28 Burcott Road, Purley CR8 4AA: a detached
28 Burcott Road is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 157 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 138 m² home on Burcott Road. The postcode is CR8 4AA, in Kenley ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2004, when the home changed hands for £385,000. It sold again in 2004 for £396,000 and in 2013 for £615,000 and in 2023 for £753,000, a rise of 96% overall, or 3.5% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £718,000 implies a -5% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 40th 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 29 Mar 2023. Across Burcott Road, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Reedham station is 650 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 48 minutes.
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28 Burcott Road value: estimated at £718,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Burcott Road.
Sale history
| 22 Sept 2023 | Detached house | £753,000 |
| 19 Dec 2013 | Detached house | £615,000 |
| 14 May 2004 | Detached house | £396,000 |
| 23 Apr 2004 | Detached house | £385,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£601,000 to £836,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 28 Burcott Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 28 Burcott 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 28 Burcott Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 157 m² (street median 138 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 5
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020664199
Who lives near 28 Burcott Road: 53% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 041E: 1,948 residents in 816 households around 28 Burcott Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4431%
- 45 to 6424%
- 65 and over14%
Household type
- One person30%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children34%
- Other20%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright21%
- Mortgage or shared37%
- Private rented21%
- Social rented22%
Cars and vans per household
- No car28%
- 1 car46%
- 2 cars19%
- 3 or more7%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (956 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good84%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above45%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level23%
- None13%
Schools near 28 Burcott Road: 11 within 1.8 km, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 260 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 310 m 5 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) | 830 m 14 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) | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.3 km 21 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) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 1.7 km 27 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 28 Burcott Road: 48 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.
28 Burcott Road to central London
| Victoria | 48 min | walk 23 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 51 min | walk 23 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 28 Burcott Road
| Reedham | 650 m | about 11 min walk |
| Kenley | 1140 m | about 19 min walk |
| Purley | 1190 m | about 19 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 28 Burcott Road
5 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 312. Nearest stop: Burcott Road, 193 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 28 Burcott 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 | The Coulsdon Medical Practice | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.1 km | 16 |
| Dentist | Ivory Dental | 940 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Post office | Old Lodge Lane Post Office | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | The Glade | 560 m | 35 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.6 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 28 Burcott 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 | 760 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 860 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.3 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 1.4 km |
| Public charge point | 1.5 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 1.5 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 28 Burcott Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 28 Burcott Road: 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
- 100 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 28 Burcott Road
Crime and policing near 28 Burcott Road
2,374 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 28 Burcott Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1251, earlier 6 months: 1123.
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 28 Burcott Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 32 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Purley Day Nursery & Montessori Centre (3 m, rated 5); Little Learners Day Nursery (153 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Beaumont Primary School (153 m, rated 5); Griffins Breakfast/Afterschool Club At Beaumont Primary (153 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 28 Burcott Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Kenley
- 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 £753,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 91% more than the authority average.
Photos of 28 Burcott 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 28 Burcott 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.
28 Burcott Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 28 Burcott Road?
28 Burcott Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 157 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 28 Burcott Road last sell for?
28 Burcott Road last sold for £753,000 on 22 Sept 2023, up 96% on its 23 Apr 2004 price of £385,000.
What is the estimated value of 28 Burcott Road?
An automated estimate puts 28 Burcott Road at £718,000, in a range of £601,000 to £836,000. 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 28 Burcott 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.