31 Oakwood Avenue, Purley CR8 1AR: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house, rated EPC C. It last sold for £620,000 in Sept 2007. The Resi IQ estimate today is £953,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £620,000 in 2007; our estimate today is £953,000, up 54% (2.3% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £620,000 in Sept 2007.
- Estimate today £953,000.
- Floor area not recorded.
- EPC C; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 460 m to Riddlesdown station (about 7 min walk).
31 Oakwood Avenue, Purley CR8 1AR: a detached
31 Oakwood Avenue is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. The postcode is CR8 1AR, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2007, when the home changed hands for £620,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £953,000 implies a 54% 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 C and was lodged 3 Jul 2026. Across Oakwood Avenue, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Riddlesdown station is 460 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 43 minutes.
31 Oakwood Avenue value: estimated at £953,000
This home against every recorded sale on Oakwood Avenue.
Sale history
| 4 Sept 2007 | Detached house | £620,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£792,000 to £1,113,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 31 Oakwood Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 31 Oakwood Avenue
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC C
This home is rated EPC C. It already meets the C target, so these are the measures that cut bills further.
| 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 31 Oakwood Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020667940
Who lives near 31 Oakwood Avenue: 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 31 Oakwood Avenue. 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 31 Oakwood Avenue: 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) | 400 m 7 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) | 940 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 940 m 15 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 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.2 km 19 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) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 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 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.4 km 23 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) | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.6 km 26 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 31 Oakwood Avenue: 43 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.
31 Oakwood Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 43 min | walk 18 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 46 min | walk 18 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 31 Oakwood Avenue
| Riddlesdown | 460 m | about 7 min walk |
| Purley | 670 m | about 11 min walk |
| Kenley | 1080 m | about 18 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 31 Oakwood Avenue
5 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 412 612. Nearest stop: Downs Court Road / Selcroft Road, 212 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 31 Oakwood 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 | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 530 m | 18 |
| Dentist | Confidental Clinic | 910 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 800 m | 5 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 530 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | The Glade | 680 m | 32 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 910 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 31 Oakwood 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 | 690 m |
| Public charge point | 1.0 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.0 km | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 1.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.7 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 31 Oakwood Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 31 Oakwood 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) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 131 m
- Major-road noise (Defra mapping)
- No mapped contour here
- 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 31 Oakwood Avenue
Crime and policing near 31 Oakwood Avenue
2,269 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 31 Oakwood Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1200, earlier 6 months: 1069.
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 31 Oakwood Avenue
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Serenity UK Care (286 m, rated 5); Purley Bury Bowling Club (432 m, rated 5); Curious Minds Montessori At St James Church Hall (439 m, rated 5); Olive Dining Ltd At Abingdon House School (459 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 31 Oakwood 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 |
Photos of 31 Oakwood 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 31 Oakwood 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.
31 Oakwood Avenue, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 31 Oakwood Avenue?
31 Oakwood Avenue has an EPC rating of band C. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 31 Oakwood Avenue last sell for?
31 Oakwood Avenue last sold for £620,000 on 4 Sept 2007.
What is the estimated value of 31 Oakwood Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 31 Oakwood Avenue at £953,000, in a range of £792,000 to £1,113,000. 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 31 Oakwood 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.