38 Hillview Close, Purley CR8 1AU: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house, rated EPC C. It last sold for £288,000 in Apr 2007. The Resi IQ estimate today is £591,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £288,000 in 2007; our estimate today is £591,000, up 105% (3.8% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £288,000 in Apr 2007, up 188% since 2001 (19.6% a year).
- Estimate today £591,000.
- Floor area not recorded.
- EPC C; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 270 m to Purley station (about 4 min walk).
38 Hillview Close, Purley CR8 1AU: a semi-detached
38 Hillview Close is a semi-detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. The postcode is CR8 1AU, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2001, when the home changed hands for £100,000. It sold again in 2007 for £288,000, a rise of 188% overall, or 19.6% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £591,000 implies a 105% 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 1 Jul 2026. Across Hillview Close, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 270 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 41 minutes.
38 Hillview Close value: estimated at £591,000
This home against every recorded sale on Hillview Close.
Sale history
| 11 Apr 2007 | Semi-detached house | £288,000 |
| 16 May 2001 | Semi-detached house | £100,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£555,000 to £627,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 38 Hillview Close sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 38 Hillview Close
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 38 Hillview Close: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020666939
Who lives near 38 Hillview Close: 39% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037E: 2,392 residents in 1,170 households around 38 Hillview Close. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4437%
- 45 to 6422%
- 65 and over15%
Household type
- One person43%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children25%
- Other17%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright20%
- Mortgage or shared25%
- Private rented36%
- Social rented19%
Cars and vans per household
- No car47%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars8%
- 3 or more2%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,175 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good81%
- Fair13%
- Bad or very bad6%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above45%
- A level or equivalent12%
- GCSE level21%
- None15%
Schools near 38 Hillview Close: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 460 m 7 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 | 510 m 8 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) | 780 m 13 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) | 920 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.0 km 16 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) | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.4 km 22 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 |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.7 km 27 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) | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.7 km 28 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 38 Hillview Close: 41 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.
38 Hillview Close to central London
| Victoria | 41 min | walk 16 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 16 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 38 Hillview Close
| Purley | 270 m | about 4 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 950 m | about 15 min walk |
| Reedham | 1220 m | about 20 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 38 Hillview Close
8 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 127 289 312 359 407 412 439 466 60 612 N68. Nearest stop: Purley Station, 307 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 38 Hillview Close: 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 | Boots | 400 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Purley Dental Care | 500 m | 16 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 510 m | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 620 m | 7 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 460 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Rotary Field | 490 m | 29 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 440 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 38 Hillview Close
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 | 500 m | |
| Public charge point | 500 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.5 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 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 38 Hillview Close: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 38 Hillview Close: 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
- 91 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 38 Hillview Close
Crime and policing near 38 Hillview Close
2,414 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 38 Hillview Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1303, earlier 6 months: 1111.
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 38 Hillview Close
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 36 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Warren Court (201 m, rated 4); Bright Horizons Purley Day Nursery And Preschool (214 m, rated 5); Liberty Lodge (234 m, rated 4); The Next Level Cafe (329 m, rated 3).
Planning designations around 38 Hillview Close
- 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 |
Photos of 38 Hillview Close 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 38 Hillview Close: 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.
38 Hillview Close, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 38 Hillview Close?
38 Hillview Close has an EPC rating of band C. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 38 Hillview Close last sell for?
38 Hillview Close last sold for £288,000 on 11 Apr 2007, up 188% on its 16 May 2001 price of £100,000.
What is the estimated value of 38 Hillview Close?
An automated estimate puts 38 Hillview Close at £591,000, in a range of £555,000 to £627,000. 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 38 Hillview Close?
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.