Furze Hill, Russell Hill CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 426 m² with 9 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 7 addresses are in our records and 10 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 11 Jun 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 10 sales on record since 1995 across 7 addresses.
- 7 addresses in 1 postcode: CR8 3LB.
- 43% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 43 min, including the walk to Purley (870 m).
- In Purley & Woodcote ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Furze Hill, Russell Hill CR8: a small street
Furze Hill is a small street in Russell Hill, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 7 addresses on it in CR8 3LB, in Purley & Woodcote ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Purley, about 870 m away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 426 m² with 9 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 57% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 43% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: detached houses 100%.
There are too few recent sales on Furze Hill to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Furze Hill is 2nd for house price per square metre.
Map of Furze Hill: 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.
Furze Hill house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £4,225,000 (11 Furze Hill, 2013); lowest £525,000 (1998).
Homes on Furze Hill: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 426 m², 9 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Furze Hill
57% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Furze Hill: about 10.7 years, with resold homes gaining 6.8% 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. 1 of 7 addresses (14%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Furze Hill £1,000,000 (2002) → £4,225,000 (2013) | 10.7 yrs | 14.4% |
| 9 Furze Hill £525,000 (1998) → £3,175,000 (2025) | 27.3 yrs | 6.8% |
| 3a Furze Hill £647,500 (2003) → £875,000 (2012) | 9.2 yrs | 3.3% |
Latest house sales on Furze Hill, Russell Hill
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Furze Hill | Detached house | 11 Jun 2025 | £3,175,000 | 426 m² | £7,453 |
| 1a Furze Hill | Detached house | 11 Aug 2017 | £825,000 | 174 m² | £4,741 |
| 5b Furze Hill | Detached house | 30 Mar 2016 | £1,500,000 | 430 m² | £3,488 |
| Merlewood 5a Furze Hill | Detached house | 31 Mar 2015 | £1,340,000 | 303 m² | £4,422 |
| 15 Furze Hill | Detached house | 25 Oct 2013 | £1,680,000 | 771 m² | £2,179 |
| 11 Furze Hill | Detached house | 10 Jan 2013 | £4,225,000 | 997 m² | £4,238 |
| 3a Furze Hill | Detached house | 31 Aug 2012 | £875,000 | 171.14 m² | £5,113 |
| 3a Furze Hill | Detached house | 9 Jun 2003 | £647,500 | 171.14 m² | £3,783 |
| 11 Furze Hill | Detached house | 1 May 2002 | £1,000,000 | 997 m² | – |
| 9 Furze Hill | Detached house | 6 Mar 1998 | £525,000 | 426 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 |
Who lives around Furze Hill, Russell Hill: 87% of homes are owner-occupied and 52% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 038E: 1,639 residents in 567 households around Furze Hill. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4422%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over24%
Household type
- One person18%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children31%
- Other36%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented3%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car32%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more26%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (785 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above59%
- A level or equivalent12%
- GCSE level16%
- None9%
Schools near Furze Hill, Russell Hill: 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) | 260 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 700 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 700 m 11 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) | 700 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 890 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 910 m 15 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) | 920 m 15 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 | 1.1 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote High School Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2024 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodcote Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Good (Jul 2025) | 1.4 km 23 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) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 1.5 km 24 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) | 1.6 km 27 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 Furze Hill: 43 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.
Furze Hill to central London
| Victoria | 43 min | walk 18 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 46 min | walk 18 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Furze Hill
| Purley | 870 m | about 14 min walk |
| Reedham | 870 m | about 14 min walk |
| Coulsdon Town | 1940 m | about 32 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Furze Hill
9 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 127 434 612. Nearest stop: Hill Road, 243 m away.
Living on Furze Hill, Russell Hill: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Purley, about 870 m away, and Reedham, about 870 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 43 minutes, walking included. 3 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 127, 434 and 612, with Hill Road the closest stop.
Tesco Extra and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Manor Practice and The Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (good), Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (good) and Beaumont Primary School are the closest primarys, and Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest secondary school at 700 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Woodcote Village Green and Rotary Field are the nearest named green spaces. Our Russell Hill guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Furze Hill: homes nearby use 134% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 038E (620 gas meters, 708 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 100% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 24,961 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 4,464 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 Furze Hill: NO₂ 11.2 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) | 11.2 | 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
- 112 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 Furze 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 | 280 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 280 m | 20 |
| Dentist | Claremont at Fortyfive | 270 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 680 m | 6 |
| Library | Purley Library | 530 m | 7 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 690 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 870 m | 30 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 810 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Furze 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 | 710 m | |
| Public charge point | 710 m | |
| Public charge point | 760 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.8 km |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 2.1 km |
Show 1 more sites
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 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 Furze Hill: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Furze Hill
Crime and policing near Furze Hill
2,431 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Furze Hill
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1302, earlier 6 months: 1129.
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 Furze Hill
59 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Purley Children's Nursery (212 m, rated 5); Foxley Lane Care Home (237 m, rated 4); Heatherwood Care Centre (294 m, rated 5); Roselawn House (375 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Furze Hill
- Conservation area
- Yes
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- Yes (Croydon AQMA)
- Ward
- Purley & Woodcote
- Planning authority
- Croydon LPA
Photos of Furze 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 on Furze 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.
Furze Hill, Russell Hill: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Furze Hill, Russell Hill?
Furze Hill has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 10 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Furze Hill?
Furze Hill is in Purley & Woodcote ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Furze Hill from the nearest station?
Purley is about 870 m from the middle of Furze Hill, around 14 minutes' walk, and Reedham is 870 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Furze Hill have?
43% of rated homes on Furze Hill are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Furze Hill?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Furze Hill?
The nearest schools include Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (700 m), Thomas More Catholic School (700 m) and The John Fisher School (890 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Furze Hill?
Furze Hill has 10 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Russell Hill, where the median sale since 2019 is £555,000.
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 Furze Hill, Russell Hill CR8
7 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a Furze Hill | Detached | 174 m² | D | £825,000 · 2017 | £4,741 |
| 3a Furze Hill | Detached | 171.14 m² | D | £875,000 · 2012 | £5,113 |
| Merlewood 5a Furze Hill | Detached | 303 m² | D | £1,340,000 · 2015 | £4,422 |
| 5b Furze Hill | Detached | 430 m² | C | £1,500,000 · 2016 | £3,488 |
| 9 Furze Hill | Detached | 426 m² | B | £3,175,000 · 2025 | £7,453 |
| 11 Furze Hill | Detached | 997 m² | D | £4,225,000 · 2013 | £4,238 |
| 15 Furze Hill | Detached | 771 m² | C | £1,680,000 · 2013 | £2,179 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 7 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.