40a Russell Hill, Russell Hill CR8 2JA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 293 m², rated EPC C. It last sold for £850,000 in Mar 2013. The Resi IQ estimate today is £743,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £850,000 in 2013; our estimate today is £743,000, down 13% (-1.0% a year), behind the 3.4% a year typical on Russell Hill.
- What we found
- Last sold £850,000 in Mar 2013, up 124% since 1998 (5.6% a year).
- Estimate today £743,000.
- 293 m² against a street median of 120 m²; estimated £2,536/m².
- EPC C; 37% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 930 m to Purley station (about 15 min walk).
40a Russell Hill, Russell Hill CR8 2JA: a detached
40a Russell Hill is a detached house in Russell Hill, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 293 m² and 8 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 120 m² home on Russell Hill. The postcode is CR8 2JA, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1998, when the home changed hands for £380,000. It sold again in 2013 for £850,000, a rise of 124% overall, or 5.6% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £743,000 implies a -13% 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 7 Jun 2012. Across Russell Hill, 37% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 930 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 41 minutes.
40a Russell Hill value: estimated at £743,000
This home against every recorded sale on Russell Hill.
Sale history
| 27 Mar 2013 | Detached house | £850,000 |
| 16 Jul 1998 | Detached house | £380,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£594,000 to £892,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
40a Russell Hill against the rest of Russell Hill
Each sale of this home next to the typical sale on the road in the same year.
| Year | This home | Road median that year | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | £380,000 | £99,000 | +284% |
| 2013 | £850,000 | £248,000 | +243% |
| Now (estimate) | £743,000 | £469,000 | +58% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Russell Hill in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 40a Russell Hill sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 40a Russell Hill
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.
1013 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 40a Russell Hill: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 293 m² (street median 120 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 8
- EPC rating
- C
- UPRN
- 100020669514
Who lives near 40a Russell Hill: 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 55% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037B: 1,931 residents in 701 households around 40a Russell Hill. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1515%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4428%
- 45 to 6425%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person29%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children30%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright34%
- Mortgage or shared41%
- Private rented18%
- Social rented7%
Cars and vans per household
- No car20%
- 1 car47%
- 2 cars24%
- 3 or more9%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (843 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good83%
- Fair12%
- Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above51%
- A level or equivalent13%
- GCSE level15%
- None15%
Schools near 40a Russell Hill: 18 within 1.8 km, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 260 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 260 m 4 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) | 510 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 620 m 10 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) | 720 m 12 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 | 820 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 860 m 14 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 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Cumnor House School Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.6 km 25 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) | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 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 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.8 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 40a Russell Hill: 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.
40a Russell Hill to central London
| Victoria | 41 min | walk 16 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 16 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 40a Russell Hill
| Purley | 930 m | about 15 min walk |
| Reedham | 1380 m | about 22 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 1750 m | about 28 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 40a Russell Hill
10 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 127 166 289 405 412 434 439 612 645. Nearest stop: Plough Lane, 183 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 40a Russell Hill: 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 | 160 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 160 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Claremont at Fortyfive | 240 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 710 m | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 450 m | 7 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 560 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 470 m | 30 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 580 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 40a Russell Hill
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 | 490 m | |
| Public charge point | 500 m | |
| Public charge point | 1.1 km | |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.6 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Source London | 1 bay | 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 40a Russell Hill: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 40a Russell Hill: NO₂ 11.7 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) | 11.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 102 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 40a Russell Hill
Crime and policing near 40a Russell Hill
2,878 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 40a Russell Hill
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1546, earlier 6 months: 1332.
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 40a Russell Hill
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 38 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Russell Villa Care Home (82 m, rated 4); Esther Care Homes (82 m, rated 5); Roselawn House (163 m, rated 5); Foxley Lane Care Home (212 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 40a Russell Hill
- 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 40a Russell Hill 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 40a Russell Hill: 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.
40a Russell Hill, Russell Hill: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 40a Russell Hill?
40a Russell Hill has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 293 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 40a Russell Hill last sell for?
40a Russell Hill last sold for £850,000 on 27 Mar 2013, up 124% on its 16 Jul 1998 price of £380,000.
What is the estimated value of 40a Russell Hill?
An automated estimate puts 40a Russell Hill at £743,000, in a range of £594,000 to £892,000. 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 40a Russell Hill?
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.