59 Plough Lane, Purley CR8 3QL: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 133 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £420,000 in Mar 2007. The Resi IQ estimate today is £882,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £420,000 in 2007; our estimate today is £882,000, up 110% (3.9% a year), behind the 6.5% a year typical on Plough Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £420,000 in Mar 2007.
- Estimate today £882,000, higher than 67% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 133 m² against a street median of 110 m²; estimated £6,632/m².
- EPC D; 42% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1620 m to Purley station (about 26 min walk).
59 Plough Lane, Purley CR8 3QL: a semi-detached
59 Plough Lane is a semi-detached house in Purley, London Borough of Sutton. It has an internal floor area of 133 m² and 7 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 110 m² home on Plough Lane. The postcode is CR8 3QL, in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward and the Carshalton and Wallington constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2007, when the home changed hands for £420,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £882,000 implies a 110% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 67th 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 7 May 2024. Across Plough Lane, 42% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley station is 1.6 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 51 minutes.
59 Plough Lane value: estimated at £882,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Plough Lane.
Sale history
| 2 Mar 2007 | Semi-detached house | £420,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£829,000 to £935,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 59 Plough Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 59 Plough Lane
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.
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 59 Plough Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Floor area
- 133 m² (street median 110 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 7
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 5870095046
Who lives near 59 Plough Lane: 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 45% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Sutton 024B: 1,610 residents in 580 households around 59 Plough Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4420%
- 45 to 6430%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children11%
- Family with children30%
- Other37%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright45%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented11%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car36%
- 2 cars39%
- 3 or more17%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (781 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level20%
- None12%
Schools near 59 Plough Lane: 22 within 1.8 km, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 560 m 9 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) | 640 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 740 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 740 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 810 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 810 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 950 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wilson's School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Dec 2022 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 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 |
| Bandon Hill Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.3 km 21 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 | 1.4 km 22 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) | 1.4 km 22 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) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington High School for Girls Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2019 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| High View Primary School Foundation school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jul 2021 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Giles School Community special school · ages 2-19 | Special | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Purley Way Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Jun 2025 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Carew Academy Free schools special · ages 5-18 | Other | Outstanding Graded inspection, Feb 2020 | 1.8 km 29 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 59 Plough Lane: 51 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.
59 Plough Lane to central London
| Victoria | 51 min | walk 26 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 54 min | walk 26 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 59 Plough Lane
| Purley | 1620 m | about 26 min walk |
| Wallington | 2000 m | about 33 min walk |
| Reedham | 2030 m | about 33 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 59 Plough Lane
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Shops, doctors and services near 59 Plough Lane: 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 | Manor Practice | 650 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 670 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Foxley Lane Dental Care | 780 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Library | The Library @ The Phoenix Centre | 640 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Roundshaw Downs | 250 m | 31 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 1.3 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 59 Plough Lane
253 public charging devices in Sutton (74 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 118 per 100,000 people. That ranks 203 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
6 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.2 km | |
| Public charge point | 1.8 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 2.3 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Waddon Supercharger | 20 bays | 2.7 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 59 Plough Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 59 Plough Lane: 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
- 88 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 59 Plough Lane
Crime and policing near 59 Plough Lane
2,830 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 59 Plough Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1496, earlier 6 months: 1334.
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 59 Plough Lane
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 44 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Come And Play Childcare Ltd (458 m, rated 5); Caterlink Ltd At Wallington Primary Academy (458 m, rated 5); Roundshaw Local Store (534 m, rated 4); Russell Hill - Active Care Group (562 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 59 Plough Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Sutton AQMA)
- Ward
- South Beddington & Roundshaw
- Planning authority
- Sutton LPA
The Sutton market: average price £447,596, up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Sutton, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £1,026,134 |
| Semi-detached | £649,613 |
| Terraced | £458,001 |
| Flat or maisonette | £281,553 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £832,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £447,596 across all home types, so a house here sells for 86% more than the authority average.
Photos of 59 Plough Lane 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 59 Plough Lane: Band D is £2,379 a year in Sutton, 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 Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, £13 below the England average of £2,392. That ranks Sutton 192nd highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,270 last year. Next door in Croydon, Band D is £2,600, £221 more than in Sutton, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £221 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 Sutton, 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 | £1,586 | £132 |
| Band B | £1,850 | £154 |
| Band C | £2,114 | £176 |
| Band D | £2,379 | £198 |
| Band E | £2,907 | £242 |
| Band F | £3,436 | £286 |
| Band G | £3,964 | £330 |
| Band H | £4,757 | £396 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
59 Plough Lane, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 59 Plough Lane?
59 Plough Lane has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 133 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 59 Plough Lane last sell for?
59 Plough Lane last sold for £420,000 on 2 Mar 2007.
What is the estimated value of 59 Plough Lane?
An automated estimate puts 59 Plough Lane at £882,000, in a range of £829,000 to £935,000. 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 59 Plough Lane?
The band is held by the Valuation Office Agency, which you can look up on GOV.UK. For reference, Band D council tax in Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.