Overhill Road, Purley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 188 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 7 addresses are in our records and 8 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £815,000 since 2019, about £4,335 per m².
Latest recorded sale 22 Mar 2024. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £815,000 since 2019 (3 sales), about £4,335/m².
- 7 addresses in 1 postcode: CR8 2JD.
- 14% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 48 min, including the walk to Purley (1010 m).
- In South Beddington & Roundshaw ward, London Borough of Sutton.
About Overhill Road, Purley CR8: a small street with houses selling around £815k
Overhill Road is a small street in Purley, London Borough of Sutton. We hold 7 addresses on it in CR8 2JD, in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward and the Carshalton and Wallington constituency. The nearest station is Purley, about 1.0 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 188 m² with 8 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 43% 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 100%.
Houses on Overhill Road sold for a median of £815,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £778,750 and £1,002,250. That is above the CR8 median of £455,000 in our records. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Overhill Road is 117th for house price per square metre.
Map of Overhill 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.
Overhill Road house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £1,189,500 (1 Overhill Road, 2024); lowest £244,000 (1998).
What a house costs on Overhill Road: about £815k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 7 | 3 | £815,000 | 206 m² | £4,335 |
£/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 Overhill Road
Middle half of 3 house sales since 2019: £778,750 to £1,002,250; median £815,000.
Homes on Overhill Road: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 188 m², 8 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Overhill Road
86% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
Latest house sales on Overhill Road, Purley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Overhill Road | Detached house | 22 Mar 2024 | £1,189,500 | 264 m² | £4,506 |
| 6 Overhill Road | Detached house | 24 Jul 2019 | £815,000 | 188 m² | £4,335 |
| 3 Overhill Road | Detached house | 5 Feb 2019 | £742,500 | 206 m² | £3,604 |
| 2 Overhill Road | Detached house | 13 Dec 2012 | £495,000 | 187 m² | £2,647 |
| 1a Overhill Road | Detached house | 12 Apr 2012 | £500,000 | 157 m² | £3,185 |
| 7 Overhill Road | Detached house | 21 Jan 2011 | £450,000 | 101.09 m² | £4,451 |
| 5 Overhill Road | Detached house | 6 Jul 2002 | £380,000 | 197 m² | – |
| 5 Overhill Road | Detached house | 28 Aug 1998 | £244,000 | 197 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 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 £815,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £447,596 across all home types, so a house here sells for 82% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Overhill 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 Overhill 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 Overhill Road, Purley: 20 within 1.8 km, 9 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 | 300 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 300 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 610 m 10 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 | 630 m 10 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) | 710 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.0 km 16 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) | 1.0 km 17 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) | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The John Fisher School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Giles School Community special school · ages 2-19 | Special | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wilson's School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Dec 2022 | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Aerodrome Primary Academy Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2021 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Oaks Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Oct 2019 | 1.7 km 27 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) | 1.7 km 28 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) | 1.8 km 29 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 Overhill Road: 48 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.
Overhill Road to central London
| Victoria | 48 min | walk 23 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 51 min | walk 23 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Overhill Road
| Purley | 1010 m | about 16 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 1340 m | about 22 min walk |
| Reedham | 1710 m | about 28 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Overhill Road
4 bus stops within 450 m, served by routes 166 289 405 439 645. Nearest stop: Edgehill Road, 225 m away.
Living on Overhill Road, Purley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Purley, about 1.0 km away, and Purley Oaks, about 1.3 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 48 minutes, walking included. 5 bus routes serve stops within a few minutes' walk: 166, 289, 405, 439 and 645, with Edgehill Road the closest stop.
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 300 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Sutton before relying on distance.
Rotary Field, Roundshaw Downs and Purley Way Playing Fields are the nearest named green spaces.
Energy use around Overhill 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 Overhill Road: NO₂ 12.2 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) | 12.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 102 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 Overhill 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 | 720 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 700 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Purley Dental Care | 710 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 790 m | 5 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 800 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 300 m | 32 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 670 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Overhill 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 | 670 m | |
| Public charge point | 670 m | |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.1 km |
| Public charge point | 1.6 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.6 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 Overhill Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Overhill Road
Crime and policing near Overhill Road
3,073 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Overhill Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1615, earlier 6 months: 1458.
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 Overhill Road
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 42 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Achieve Together (46 m, rated 5); Margaret Roper Primary Breakfast And After School Club (296 m, rated 4); Lunchtime Company @ Margaret Roper Primary School (296 m, rated 4); Thomas More School (296 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Overhill 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 Overhill 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 Overhill Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£815,000).
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 Overhill 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.
Overhill Road, Purley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Overhill Road, Purley?
Houses on Overhill Road sold for a median of £815,000 since 2019 from 3 sales, and the median across all home types is £815,000.
Which council covers Overhill Road?
Overhill Road is in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward in London Borough of Sutton, and in the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency.
How far is Overhill Road from the nearest station?
Purley is about 1010 m from the middle of Overhill Road, around 16 minutes' walk, and Purley Oaks is 1340 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Overhill Road have?
14% of rated homes on Overhill Road are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Overhill 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 Overhill Road?
The nearest schools include Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (300 m), Thomas More Catholic School (300 m) and Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (630 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Overhill Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £815,000 from 3 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £778,750 and £1,002,250.
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 Overhill Road, Purley CR8
7 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Overhill Road | Detached | 264 m² | D | £1,189,500 · 2024 | £4,506 |
| 1a Overhill Road | Detached | 157 m² | C | £500,000 · 2012 | £3,185 |
| 2 Overhill Road | Detached | 187 m² | D | £495,000 · 2012 | £2,647 |
| 3 Overhill Road | Detached | 206 m² | F | £742,500 · 2019 | £3,604 |
| 5 Overhill Road | Detached | 197 m² | F | £380,000 · 2002 | £1,929 |
| 6 Overhill Road | Detached | 188 m² | D | £815,000 · 2019 | £4,335 |
| 7 Overhill Road | Detached | 101.09 m² | F | £450,000 · 2011 | £4,451 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 7 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.