Brighton Road, Purley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a flat of about 65 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 193 addresses are in our records and 432 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £305,000 since 2019, about £4,269 per m².
Brighton Road, Purley ranks 107th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£296,000), 42% below the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 5.9% a year between sales.
Houses here sold for a median £305,000 since 2019 (3 sales), about £4,269/m².
193 addresses in 14 postcodes: CR8 2BB, CR8 2BD, CR8 2BE, CR8 2BH and more.
62% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 37 min, including the walk to Purley (240 m).
In Purley & Woodcote ward, London Borough of Croydon.
Homes on Brighton Road, Purley
4 Badgers Mount
£145,000
last sold 10 Nov 2006
About Brighton Road, Purley CR8: a long street with houses selling around £305k
Brighton Road, Purley is a long street in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 193 addresses on it across 14 postcodes (CR8 2BB, CR8 2BD, CR8 2BE and others), in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Purley, about 240 m away.
The most common home is a flat of about 65 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 32% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 62% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: flats 89%, terraced houses 5%, semi-detached houses 4%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
Houses on Brighton Road, Purley sold for a median of £305,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £291,250 and £390,000. That is below the CR8 median of £455,000 in our records. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Brighton Road, Purley is 119th for house price per square metre.
Map of Brighton Road, Purley: every home by price per m²
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale. Switch the colouring to see where prices, energy ratings and recent sales cluster.
up to £2,600£2,600–£3,100£3,100–£4,000£4,000–£4,400over £4,400flat or no sale
Brighton Road, Purley house prices: up 19% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £760,000 (62 Brighton Road, 2016); lowest £15,500 (1996).
House saleFlat saleYearly median
What a house costs on Brighton Road, Purley: about £305k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
Home type
Homes
Sales since 2019
Median price
Typical size
£/m²
Terraced
10
2
£291,250
69 m²
£4,224
Semi-detached
7
1
£475,000
87 m²
£5,460
Detached
4
0
–
–
–
Flat
172
62
£294,250
65 m²
n/a
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs on Brighton Road, Purley
£291k
£305k
£390k
Middle half of 3 house sales since 2019: £291,250 to £390,000; median £305,000.
Brighton Road, Purley against nearby CR8 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 119 of 132
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
Road
Distance
Homes
Median sale
House £/m²
EPC C+
Brighton Road, Purley
this road
193
£296,000
£4,269
62%
Stoats Nest Road
1850 m
10
£360,000
£4,675
10%
The Vale
1850 m
15
£565,000
£5,338
40%
The Drive
1900 m
28
£787,067
£4,340
25%
The Ridge
2000 m
23
£587,500
£5,322
0%
Stoats Nest Village
2200 m
13
£450,000
£4,963
8%
South Drive
2300 m
22
£390,000
£6,160
59%
The Grove
2300 m
28
£655,000
£4,643
11%
Grove Wood Hill
2350 m
16
£693,500
£6,168
12%
Roads with at least 8 addresses in our records, nearest first by distance between road centres. For comparison the whole CR5 sample has a median sale of £500,000, £5,087/m² for houses and 40% rated C or better.
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
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 road: houses sold for a median of £305,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 23% less than the authority average.
Who lives around Brighton Road, Purley: 65% of homes are owner-occupied and 49% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037A: 1,437 residents in 582 households around Brighton Road, Purley. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
65%own their home10 pts below the CR8 average
18%of residents under 15In line with the CR8 average
16%of residents aged 65+2 pts below the CR8 average
49%work from homeIn line with the CR8 average
48%degree-level qualified1 pts above the CR8 average
26%homes with no car10 pts above the CR8 average
Who lives here
Age of residents
Under 1518%
15 to 2410%
25 to 4430%
45 to 6426%
65 and over16%
Household type
One person30%
Couple, no children15%
Family with children32%
Other23%
Homes and cars
Tenure
Owned outright28%
Mortgage or shared37%
Private rented27%
Social rented7%
Cars and vans per household
No car26%
1 car47%
2 cars23%
3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (713 workers aged 16+)
Work from home49%
Drive or passenger24%
Train, tube or tram14%
Bus8%
Walk or cycle4%
Health and learning
General health
Good or very good86%
Fair10%
Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
Degree level or above48%
A level or equivalent14%
GCSE level19%
None12%
Schools near Brighton Road, Purley: 15 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
St David's School Other independent school · ages 3-11
Other
No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school)
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 Brighton Road, Purley: 37 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.
Brighton Road, Purley to central London
Victoria
37 min
walk 12 min → train 25 min
Blackfriars
40 min
walk 12 min → train 28 min
Stations near Brighton Road, Purley
Purley
240 m
about 4 min walk
Reedham
1140 m
about 18 min walk
Riddlesdown
1250 m
about 20 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Brighton Road, Purley
11 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 12716628931240540741243443946660612N68. Nearest stop: Grovelands Road, 114 m away.
Living on Brighton Road, Purley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Purley, about 240 m away, and Reedham, about 1.1 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 37 minutes, walking included. 13 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 127, 166, 289, 312, 405, 407, 412, 434, 439, 466, 60, 612 and the N68 night bus, with Grovelands Road the closest stop.
Tesco Extra and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, The Coulsdon Medical Practice and The Moorings Surgery. For schools, Beaumont Primary School, Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (good) and Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (good) are the closest primarys, and Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest secondary school at 1.1 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
The Glade, Rotary Field and Woodcote Village Green are the nearest named green spaces. Our Purley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Brighton Road, Purley: homes nearby use 31% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 037A (524 gas meters, 667 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
This neighbourhood15,134 kWh
Typical English neighbourhood11,541 kWh
This neighbourhood, 201918,530 kWh
Higher than 90% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,603 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
This neighbourhood3,717 kWh
Typical English neighbourhood3,362 kWh
This neighbourhood, 20194,091 kWh
Higher than 79% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,856 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near Brighton Road, Purley: 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
71 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.
Shops, doctors and services near Brighton Road, Purley: 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
780 m
12
Pharmacy
Tesco Instore Pharmacy
320 m
19
Dentist
Confidental Clinic
330 m
17
Supermarket
Tesco Extra
360 m
6
Library
Purley Library
530 m
7
Post office
Purley Post Office
600 m
9
Park or green space
The Glade
600 m
28
Hospital
Purley War Memorial Hospital
780 m
1
Electric vehicle charging near Brighton Road, Purley
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
340 m
Public charge point
710 m
Public charge point
720 m
ESB Energy
3 bays
1.2 km
ESB Energy
3 bays
1.7 km
Show 1 more sites
BP Pulse
6 bays
1.9 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 Brighton Road, Purley: MP and councillors
James HillamCouncillor, Purley & Woodcote · Conservative
Crime, food and planning around Brighton Road, Purley
Crime and policing near Brighton Road, Purley
2,120 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Brighton Road, Purley
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences659
Anti-social behaviour417
Vehicle crime240
Other theft141
Public order123
Burglary120
Latest 6 months: 1140, earlier 6 months: 980.
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 Brighton Road, Purley
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 37 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Rosemanor 2 Residential Care Home (3 m, rated 4); Brighton Road - Consensus Support Services (86 m, rated 5); P.A.C.E. (132 m, rated 5); Monkey Puzzle Purley (197 m, rated 5).
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Brighton Road, Purley home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£305,000).
£5,250
Effective rate 1.7% on £305,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£1,441 a month
Borrowing £259,250 · deposit £45,750 · total interest £173,049
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,002 kWh a year
Saves about £840 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.1 years.
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.
Council tax on Brighton Road, Purley: 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.
What is the average house price on Brighton Road, Purley, Purley?
Houses on Brighton Road, Purley sold for a median of £305,000 since 2019 from 3 sales, and the median across all home types is £296,000.
Which council covers Brighton Road, Purley?
Brighton Road, Purley is in Purley & Woodcote ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Brighton Road, Purley from the nearest station?
Purley is about 240 m from the middle of Brighton Road, Purley, around 4 minutes' walk, and Reedham is 1140 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Brighton Road, Purley have?
62% of rated homes on Brighton Road, Purley are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Brighton Road, Purley?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Brighton Road, Purley?
The nearest schools include Beaumont Primary School (710 m), Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (1.1 km) and Thomas More Catholic School (1.1 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How is this calculated?
Sales come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, and floor areas and energy ratings from the EPC register. Medians use sales since 2019; £/m² uses houses only. See the method note below.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address on Brighton Road, Purley CR8
193 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
Showing 12 of 193
Address
Type
Size
EPC
Last sale
£/m²
Flat B, Brighton Road
Flat
61 m²
C
£312,500 · 2026
–
Flat A, Brighton Road
Flat
94 m²
D
£275,000 · 2014
–
1 Lansdowne Court
Flat
52 m²
D
£273,000 · 2023
–
Flat 1 Carriages Apartments
Flat
81 m²
C
£495,180 · 2019
–
1 The Lawns
Terraced
80 m²
D
£162,000 · 2009
£2,025
Flat 1, Brighton Road
Flat
48 m²
D
£177,100 · 2014
–
1 Purley Court
Flat
66.95 m²
D
£144,950 · 2006
–
Flat 1 Gemini Court
Flat
79 m²
C
£277,000 · 2013
–
Flat 1, Brighton Road
Flat
–
B
£225,000 · 2009
–
Flat 1 Sanctum Apartments
Flat
–
C
£275,000 · 2024
–
Flat 1 Holmgrove House
Flat
–
D
£88,000 · 2014
–
Flat 1, Brighton Road
Flat
78 m²
D
£296,000 · 2022
–
Method. Statistics are computed from the 193 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.
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