34a Purley Bury Avenue, Purley CR8 1JD: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 143 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £275,000 in Oct 1998. The Resi IQ estimate today is £729,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £275,000 in 1998; our estimate today is £729,000, up 165% (3.5% a year), behind the 5.7% a year typical on Purley Bury Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £275,000 in Oct 1998.
- Estimate today £729,000, higher than 46% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 143 m² against a street median of 135 m²; estimated £5,098/m².
- EPC D; 8% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 720 m to Purley station (about 12 min walk).
34a Purley Bury Avenue, Purley CR8 1JD: a detached
34a Purley Bury Avenue is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 143 m² and 8 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 135 m² home on Purley Bury Avenue. The postcode is CR8 1JD, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1998, when the home changed hands for £275,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £729,000 implies a 165% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 46th 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 9 Apr 2018. Across Purley Bury Avenue, 8% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 720 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 46 minutes.
34a Purley Bury Avenue value: estimated at £729,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Purley Bury Avenue.
Sale history
| 16 Oct 1998 | Detached house | £275,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£671,000 to £787,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 34a Purley Bury Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 34a Purley Bury 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 34a Purley Bury Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 143 m² (street median 135 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 8
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020668634
Similar homes that sold near 34a Purley Bury Avenue
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Purley Bury Avenue | 139 m² | D | 17 Jul 2026 | £727,675 | £5,235 |
| 14 Purley Bury Avenue | 147 m² | D | 29 Jul 2022 | £790,000 | £5,374 |
| 44 Purley Bury Avenue | 142 m² | D | 9 Feb 2021 | £730,000 | £5,141 |
Who lives near 34a Purley Bury Avenue: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 59% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037D: 1,475 residents in 531 households around 34a Purley Bury Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person16%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children33%
- Other35%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared47%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car47%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (705 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above57%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level18%
- None8%
Schools near 34a Purley Bury Avenue: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 610 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 710 m 11 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) | 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) | 1.1 km 18 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 20 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 20 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 |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Ridgeway Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Oaks Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Oct 2019 | 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 34a Purley Bury Avenue: 46 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.
34a Purley Bury Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 46 min | walk 15 min → train 9 min → train 17 min |
| Blackfriars | 47 min | walk 15 min → train 32 min |
Stations near 34a Purley Bury Avenue
| Purley | 720 m | about 12 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 860 m | about 14 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 870 m | about 14 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 34a Purley Bury Avenue
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Shops, doctors and services near 34a Purley Bury 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 | Parkside Group Practice | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 720 m | 20 |
| Dentist | Purley Dental Care | 850 m | 15 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 910 m | 6 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 740 m | 10 |
| Park or green space | Rotary Field | 650 m | 29 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 740 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 34a Purley Bury 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
| Public charge point | 830 m | |
| Public charge point | 840 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.2 km |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.2 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 1.6 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 34a Purley Bury Avenue: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 34a Purley Bury 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
- 85 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 34a Purley Bury Avenue
Crime and policing near 34a Purley Bury Avenue
2,379 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 34a Purley Bury Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1283, earlier 6 months: 1096.
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 34a Purley Bury Avenue
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Purley Bury Tennis Club (42 m, rated 5); Purley Bury Bowling Club (127 m, rated 5); Warren Court (206 m, rated 4); Liberty Lodge (323 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 34a Purley Bury Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
- 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 £730,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 85% more than the authority average.
Photos of 34a Purley Bury 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 34a Purley Bury 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.
34a Purley Bury Avenue, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 34a Purley Bury Avenue?
34a Purley Bury Avenue has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 143 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 34a Purley Bury Avenue last sell for?
34a Purley Bury Avenue last sold for £275,000 on 16 Oct 1998.
What is the estimated value of 34a Purley Bury Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 34a Purley Bury Avenue at £729,000, in a range of £671,000 to £787,000. 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 34a Purley Bury 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.