98 Purley Park Road, Purley CR8 2BT: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 77 m², rated EPC D. It last sold for £437,500 in Dec 2016. The Resi IQ estimate today is £520,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £437,500 in 2016; our estimate today is £520,000, up 19% (1.8% a year), behind the 5.6% a year typical on Purley Park Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £437,500 in Dec 2016, up 75% since 2006 (5.3% a year).
- Estimate today £520,000, higher than 23% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 77 m² against a street median of 90 m²; estimated £6,753/m².
- EPC D; 34% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 590 m to Purley Oaks station (about 10 min walk).
98 Purley Park Road, Purley CR8 2BT: a detached
98 Purley Park Road is a detached house in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. It has an internal floor area of 77 m² and 4 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 90 m² home on Purley Park Road. The postcode is CR8 2BT, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2006, when the home changed hands for £250,000. It sold again in 2016 for £437,500, a rise of 75% overall, or 5.3% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £520,000 implies a 19% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 23th 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 4 Oct 2016. Across Purley Park Road, 34% of rated homes reach band C or better. Purley Oaks station is 590 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 41 minutes.
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98 Purley Park Road value: estimated at £520,000, near the bottom of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Purley Park Road.
Sale history
| 9 Dec 2016 | Detached house | £437,500 |
| 14 Mar 2006 | Detached house | £250,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£445,000 to £594,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
98 Purley Park Road against the rest of Purley Park Road
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | £250,000 | £250,000 | 0% |
| 2016 | £437,500 | £449,750 | -3% |
| Now (estimate) | £520,000 | £447,000 | +16% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Purley Park Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 98 Purley Park Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 98 Purley Park Road
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 98 Purley Park Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 77 m² (street median 90 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 4
- EPC rating
- D
- UPRN
- 100020668922
Who lives near 98 Purley Park Road: 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 031D: 1,530 residents in 595 households around 98 Purley Park Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1523%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4433%
- 45 to 6424%
- 65 and over10%
Household type
- One person27%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children38%
- Other21%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright23%
- Mortgage or shared37%
- Private rented30%
- Social rented10%
Cars and vans per household
- No car25%
- 1 car54%
- 2 cars17%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (765 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above43%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level22%
- None13%
Schools near 98 Purley Park Road: 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 340 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 560 m 9 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) | 630 m 10 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 |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.1 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, 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) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Oaks Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Oct 2019 | 1.3 km 22 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) | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Giles School Community special school · ages 2-19 | Special | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 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 24 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 98 Purley Park Road: 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.
98 Purley Park Road to central London
| Victoria | 41 min | walk 16 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 44 min | walk 16 min → train 28 min |
Stations near 98 Purley Park Road
| Purley Oaks | 590 m | about 10 min walk |
| Purley | 910 m | about 15 min walk |
| Sanderstead | 970 m | about 16 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 98 Purley Park Road
7 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 312 359 405 407 466 60 645 N68. Nearest stop: Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road, 232 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 98 Purley Park Road: 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 | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 660 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Blue Dental | 730 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 820 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Rotary Field | 440 m | 30 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 670 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near 98 Purley Park Road
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 | 760 m | |
| Public charge point | 770 m | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.6 km |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.7 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 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 98 Purley Park Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 98 Purley Park Road: NO₂ 12.9 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) | 12.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 63 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 98 Purley Park Road
Crime and policing near 98 Purley Park Road
2,394 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 98 Purley Park Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1308, earlier 6 months: 1086.
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 98 Purley Park Road
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Zen Lounge Ltd (159 m, rated 4); Regans Fight Champions (205 m, rated 4); Aspens Services At Christ Church C Of E Primary School (307 m, rated 5); La Maternelle Nursery School (325 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 98 Purley Park Road
- 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 £560,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 42% more than the authority average.
Photos of 98 Purley Park Road 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 98 Purley Park Road: 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.
98 Purley Park Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 98 Purley Park Road?
98 Purley Park Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 77 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 98 Purley Park Road last sell for?
98 Purley Park Road last sold for £437,500 on 9 Dec 2016, up 75% on its 14 Mar 2006 price of £250,000.
What is the estimated value of 98 Purley Park Road?
An automated estimate puts 98 Purley Park Road at £520,000, in a range of £445,000 to £594,000. 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 98 Purley Park Road?
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.