Hillcrest Road, Purley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 191.5 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 38 addresses are in our records and 60 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £840,000 since 2019, about £4,516 per m².
Hillcrest Road ranks 17th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£745,000), 47% above the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 4.8% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 23 Feb 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £840,000 since 2019 (15 sales), about £4,516/m².
- 38 addresses in 2 postcodes: CR8 2JE, CR8 2JF.
- 21% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 51 min, including the walk to Purley (1060 m).
- In South Beddington & Roundshaw ward, London Borough of Sutton.
About Hillcrest Road, Purley CR8: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £840k
Hillcrest Road is a medium-sized street in Purley, London Borough of Sutton. We hold 38 addresses on it across 2 postcodes (CR8 2JE, CR8 2JF), in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward and the Carshalton and Wallington constituency. The nearest station is Purley, about 1.1 km away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 191.5 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 39% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 21% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: semi-detached houses 42%, detached houses 39%, flats 18%.
Houses on Hillcrest Road sold for a median of £840,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £760,000 and £925,000. That is above the CR8 median of £455,000 in our records. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Hillcrest Road is 110th for house price per square metre.
Map of Hillcrest Road: 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.
Hillcrest Road house prices: up 2% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £1,465,000 (35 Hillcrest Road, 2023); lowest £120,000 (1996).
What a house costs on Hillcrest Road: about £840k; flats sell for the least and detached homes the most
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 16 | 10 | £801,250 | 198.5 m² | £4,092 |
| Detached | 15 | 5 | £965,000 | 231 m² | £4,946 |
| Flat | 7 | 8 | £422,500 | 74.5 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 Hillcrest Road
Middle half of 15 house sales since 2019: £760,000 to £925,000; median £840,000.
Hillcrest Road against nearby CR8 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 110 of 132
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Road | this road | 38 | £745,000 | £4,516 | 21% |
| The Vale | 2150 m | 15 | £565,000 | £5,338 | 40% |
| Stoats Nest Road | 2250 m | 10 | £360,000 | £4,675 | 10% |
| The Drive | 2250 m | 28 | £787,067 | £4,340 | 25% |
| The Ridge | 2250 m | 23 | £587,500 | £5,322 | 0% |
| Grove Wood Hill | 2500 m | 16 | £693,500 | £6,168 | 12% |
| The Grove | 2600 m | 28 | £655,000 | £4,643 | 11% |
| South Drive | 2600 m | 22 | £390,000 | £6,160 | 59% |
| Stoats Nest Village | 2650 m | 13 | £450,000 | £4,963 | 8% |
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.
What drives the price on Hillcrest Road
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR8.
| Measure | Hillcrest Road | Plough Lane | Russell Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £745,000 | £650,000 | £380,000 |
| Typical floor area | 191.5 m² | 110 m² | 120 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,516 | £4,527 | £3,626 |
| Detached homes | 39% | 24% | 42% |
| Flats | 18% | 45% | 51% |
Hillcrest Road is 15% dearer than Plough Lane. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on Hillcrest Road: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 191.5 m², 8 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Hillcrest Road
79% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Hillcrest Road: about 10.9 years, with resold homes gaining 4.8% 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. 17 of 38 addresses (45%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Hillcrest Road £155,000 (1997) → £425,000 (2005) | 8.8 yrs | 12.2% |
| 10 Hillcrest Road £170,000 (2001) → £840,000 (2016) | 15.2 yrs | 11.1% |
| 50 Hillcrest Road £228,000 (1997) → £375,000 (2002) | 4.9 yrs | 10.8% |
| 2 Hillcrest Road £875,000 (2013) → £1,175,000 (2016) | 3.3 yrs | 9.4% |
| 7 Hillcrest Road £175,000 (1998) → £635,000 (2015) | 17.1 yrs | 7.8% |
Latest house sales on Hillcrest Road, Purley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Hillcrest Road | Flat / maisonette | 23 Feb 2026 | £435,000 | 142 m² | – |
| Flat 7, Hillcrest Road | Flat / maisonette | 23 Feb 2026 | £435,000 | 112 m² | – |
| 11 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached house | 7 Nov 2024 | £715,000 | 202 m² | £3,540 |
| 53a Hillcrest Road | Detached house | 12 Apr 2024 | £573,000 | 85 m² | £6,741 |
| 8 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached house | 8 Mar 2024 | £899,950 | 174 m² | £5,172 |
| 5 Hillcrest Road | Detached house | 11 Aug 2023 | £965,000 | 231 m² | £4,177 |
| 52 Hillcrest Road | Detached house | 15 Jun 2023 | £920,000 | 186 m² | £4,946 |
| 35 Hillcrest Road | Detached house | 1 Mar 2023 | £1,465,000 | 267 m² | £5,487 |
| Flat 7, Hillcrest Road | Flat / maisonette | 18 Oct 2022 | £525,000 | 112 m² | – |
| 49 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached house | 11 Jul 2022 | £930,000 | 195 m² | £4,769 |
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 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 road: houses sold for a median of £840,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £447,596 across all home types, so a house here sells for 88% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Hillcrest Road, Purley: 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 Hillcrest Road. 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 Hillcrest Road, Purley: 17 within 1.8 km, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 210 m 3 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 210 m 3 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 720 m 12 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) | 790 m 13 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 | 820 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 860 m 14 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) | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 930 m 15 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.3 km 21 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) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wilson's School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Dec 2022 | 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 | 1.6 km 25 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 Hillcrest Road: 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.
Hillcrest Road to central London
| Victoria | 51 min | walk 26 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 54 min | walk 26 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Hillcrest Road
| Purley | 1060 m | about 17 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 1590 m | about 26 min walk |
| Reedham | 1640 m | about 27 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Hillcrest Road
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Living on Hillcrest Road, Purley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Purley, about 1.1 km away, and Purley Oaks, about 1.6 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 51 minutes, walking included.
Tesco Extra and JUSTin GREEN are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Manor Practice and Wallington Medical Centre. For schools, Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (good), Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (good) and Wallington Primary Academy (good) are the closest primarys, and Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest secondary school at 210 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Sutton before relying on distance.
Roundshaw Downs, Rotary Field and Roundshaw Park Playing Fields are the nearest named green spaces.
Energy use around Hillcrest Road: homes nearby use 59% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Sutton 024B (577 gas meters, 582 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 97% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 17,390 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 89% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,387 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 Hillcrest Road: 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
- 105 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 Hillcrest 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 | Woodcote Medical | 540 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 540 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Foxley Lane Dental Care | 560 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 760 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 820 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 430 m | 31 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 740 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Hillcrest Road
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
| Public charge point | 710 m | |
| Public charge point | 710 m | |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.2 km |
| Public charge point | 1.5 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.9 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 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 Hillcrest Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Hillcrest Road
Crime and policing near Hillcrest Road
2,878 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Hillcrest Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1546, earlier 6 months: 1332.
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 Hillcrest Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Thomas More School (210 m, rated 5); Margaret Roper Primary Breakfast And After School Club (212 m, rated 4); Lunchtime Company @ Margaret Roper Primary School (212 m, rated 4); Achieve Together (267 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Hillcrest Road
- 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
Photos of Hillcrest 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.
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Hillcrest Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£840,000).
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.
Council tax on Hillcrest Road: 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.
Hillcrest Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Hillcrest Road, Purley?
Houses on Hillcrest Road sold for a median of £840,000 since 2019 from 15 sales, and the median across all home types is £745,000.
Which council covers Hillcrest Road?
Hillcrest Road is in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward in London Borough of Sutton, and in the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency.
How far is Hillcrest Road from the nearest station?
Purley is about 1060 m from the middle of Hillcrest Road, around 17 minutes' walk, and Purley Oaks is 1590 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Hillcrest Road have?
21% of rated homes on Hillcrest Road are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Hillcrest Road?
Band D council tax in Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Hillcrest Road?
The nearest schools include Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (210 m), Thomas More Catholic School (210 m) and Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (820 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Hillcrest Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £840,000 from 15 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £760,000 and £925,000.
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 Hillcrest Road, Purley CR8
38 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, Hillcrest Road | Flat | 44 m² | B | £295,000 · 2021 | – |
| 2 Hillcrest Road | Detached | 295 m² | E | £1,175,000 · 2016 | £3,983 |
| Flat 2, Hillcrest Road | Flat | 78 m² | B | £465,000 · 2022 | – |
| 3 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached | 237 m² | E | £817,500 · 2019 | £3,449 |
| 4 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached | 131 m² | E | £775,000 · 2021 | £5,916 |
| Flat 4, Hillcrest Road | Flat | 71 m² | B | £410,000 · 2021 | – |
| 5 Hillcrest Road | Detached | 231 m² | D | £965,000 · 2023 | £4,177 |
| Flat 5, Hillcrest Road | Flat | 69 m² | B | £395,000 · 2022 | – |
| 6 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached | 186 m² | D | £840,000 · 2022 | £4,516 |
| Flat 6, Hillcrest Road | Flat | 51 m² | B | £314,500 · 2021 | – |
| 7 Hillcrest Road | Semi-detached | 222 m² | F | £635,000 · 2015 | £2,860 |
| Flat 7, Hillcrest Road | Flat | 112 m² | B | £435,000 · 2026 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 38 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.