Derwent Drive, Purley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 106 m² with 5 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC E. 7 addresses are in our records and 12 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £637,500 since 2019, about £5,335 per m².
Latest recorded sale 13 Mar 2024. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £637,500 since 2019 (4 sales), about £5,335/m².
- 7 addresses in 1 postcode: CR8 1ES.
- 14% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 41 min, including the walk to Kenley (610 m).
- In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Derwent Drive, Purley CR8: a small street with houses selling around £638k
Derwent Drive is a small street in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 7 addresses on it in CR8 1ES, in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Kenley, about 610 m away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 106 m² with 5 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC E. 14% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 14% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: detached houses 71%, terraced houses 14%, semi-detached houses 14%.
Houses on Derwent Drive sold for a median of £637,500 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £605,000 and £663,875. That is above the CR8 median of £455,000 in our records. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Derwent Drive is 34th for house price per square metre.
Map of Derwent Drive: 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.
Derwent Drive house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £735,500 (73 Derwent Drive, 2021); lowest £111,500 (1995).
What a house costs on Derwent Drive: about £638k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1 | £515,000 | 106 m² | £4,858 |
| Detached | 5 | 3 | £640,000 | 119 m² | £5,378 |
£/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 Derwent Drive
Middle half of 4 house sales since 2019: £605,000 to £663,875; median £637,500.
Homes on Derwent Drive: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC E
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 106 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Derwent Drive
86% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Derwent Drive: about 16.3 years, with resold homes gaining 6.6% a year
Time between consecutive sales of the same home. A short gap often means a quick resale after renovation; a long gap means a settled street.
Years between sales of the same home
Number of repeat sales by years held. 3 of 7 addresses (43%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 65 Derwent Drive £145,000 (1998) → £415,000 (2007) | 9.5 yrs | 11.8% |
| 63 Derwent Drive £111,500 (1995) → £159,950 (1999) | 4.6 yrs | 8.2% |
| 73 Derwent Drive £150,000 (1996) → £735,500 (2021) | 24.9 yrs | 6.6% |
| 63 Derwent Drive £159,950 (1999) → £515,000 (2019) | 19.9 yrs | 6.1% |
| 65 Derwent Drive £415,000 (2007) → £635,000 (2024) | 16.3 yrs | 2.6% |
Latest house sales on Derwent Drive, Purley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 13 Mar 2024 | £635,000 | 116 m² | £5,474 |
| 75 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 7 Feb 2024 | £640,000 | 119 m² | £5,378 |
| 73 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 28 May 2021 | £735,500 | 139 m² | £5,291 |
| 63 Derwent Drive | Semi-detached house | 22 Aug 2019 | £515,000 | 106 m² | £4,858 |
| 59 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 20 Nov 2013 | £360,000 | 80 m² | £4,500 |
| 71 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 12 Aug 2009 | £305,000 | 80.8 m² | £3,775 |
| 65 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 15 Nov 2007 | £415,000 | 116 m² | £3,578 |
| 63 Derwent Drive | Semi-detached house | 4 Oct 1999 | £159,950 | 106 m² | – |
| 65 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 29 May 1998 | £145,000 | 116 m² | – |
| 73 Derwent Drive | Detached house | 20 Jun 1996 | £150,000 | 139 m² | – |
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 £637,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 62% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Derwent Drive, Purley: 86% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 042D: 1,679 residents in 642 households around Derwent Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4425%
- 45 to 6430%
- 65 and over19%
Household type
- One person19%
- Couple, no children18%
- Family with children33%
- Other31%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright40%
- Mortgage or shared46%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented4%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car48%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more11%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (830 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above47%
- A level or equivalent15%
- GCSE level23%
- None9%
Schools near Derwent Drive, Purley: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 360 m 6 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) | 740 m 12 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) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Gresham Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Nov 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.6 km 26 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 Derwent Drive: 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.
Derwent Drive to central London
| Victoria | 41 min | walk 15 min → train 26 min |
| Blackfriars | 47 min | walk 15 min → train 32 min |
Stations near Derwent Drive
| Kenley | 610 m | about 10 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 820 m | about 13 min walk |
| Purley | 1880 m | about 31 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Derwent Drive
5 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 407 412 434 612. Nearest stop: Lower Barn Road, 355 m away.
Living on Derwent Drive, Purley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Kenley, about 610 m away, and Riddlesdown, about 820 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 41 minutes, walking included. 4 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 407, 412, 434 and 612, with Lower Barn Road the closest stop.
Waitrose and Tesco Extra are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Moorings Surgery, Parkside Group Practice and Woodcote Medical. For schools, Harris Primary Academy Kenley, Atwood Primary School (good) and Gresham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and Riddlesdown Collegiate (outstanding) is the nearest secondary school at 360 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Riddlesdown, Bourne Park and Sanderstead Recreation Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Purley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Derwent Drive: homes nearby use 36% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 042D (665 gas meters, 668 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 92% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 15,146 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 81% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,984 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 Derwent Drive: NO₂ 10.7 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) | 10.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 138 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 Derwent Drive: 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 | The Moorings Surgery | 590 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Riddlesdown Pharmacy | 820 m | 15 |
| Dentist | Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery | 1.4 km | 16 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Library | Sanderstead Library | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 820 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Riddlesdown | 330 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 2.2 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Derwent Drive
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
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 550 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 750 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.0 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.3 km |
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.7 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 2.2 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 Derwent Drive: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Derwent Drive
Crime and policing near Derwent Drive
839 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Derwent Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 452, earlier 6 months: 387.
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 Derwent Drive
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Riddlesdown Collegiate (323 m, rated 5); King Fish Bar (372 m, rated 5); KK Food And Wine (385 m, rated 2); Marmaris Cafe (385 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Derwent Drive
- 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
Photos of Derwent Drive 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.
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Derwent Drive home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£637,500).
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.
1002 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 Derwent Drive: 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.
Derwent Drive, Purley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Derwent Drive, Purley?
Houses on Derwent Drive sold for a median of £637,500 since 2019 from 4 sales, and the median across all home types is £637,500.
Which council covers Derwent Drive?
Derwent Drive is in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Derwent Drive from the nearest station?
Kenley is about 610 m from the middle of Derwent Drive, around 10 minutes' walk, and Riddlesdown is 820 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Derwent Drive have?
14% of rated homes on Derwent Drive are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Derwent Drive?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Derwent Drive?
The nearest schools include Riddlesdown Collegiate (360 m), Harris Primary Academy Kenley (740 m) and Atwood Primary School (1.3 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Derwent Drive?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £637,500 from 4 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £605,000 and £663,875.
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 Derwent Drive, Purley CR8
7 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 Derwent Drive | Terraced | 103 m² | E | £119,000 · 1995 | £1,155 |
| 59 Derwent Drive | Detached | 80 m² | E | £360,000 · 2013 | £4,500 |
| 63 Derwent Drive | Semi-detached | 106 m² | D | £515,000 · 2019 | £4,858 |
| 65 Derwent Drive | Detached | 116 m² | E | £635,000 · 2024 | £5,474 |
| 71 Derwent Drive | Detached | 80.8 m² | F | £305,000 · 2009 | £3,775 |
| 73 Derwent Drive | Detached | 139 m² | E | £735,500 · 2021 | £5,291 |
| 75 Derwent Drive | Detached | 119 m² | B | £640,000 · 2024 | £5,378 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 7 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.