Purley Bury Avenue, Purley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 135 m² with 6 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 25 addresses are in our records and 55 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £730,000 since 2019, about £5,263 per m².
Purley Bury Avenue ranks 19th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£730,000), 44% above the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 5.7% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 17 Jul 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £730,000 since 2019 (13 sales), about £5,263/m².
- 25 addresses in 2 postcodes: CR8 1JB, CR8 1JD.
- 8% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 46 min, including the walk to Purley (730 m).
- In Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward, London Borough of Croydon.
About Purley Bury Avenue, Purley CR8: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £730k
Purley Bury Avenue is a medium-sized street in Purley, London Borough of Croydon. We hold 25 addresses on it across 2 postcodes (CR8 1JB, CR8 1JD), in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward and the Croydon South constituency. The nearest station is Purley, about 730 m away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 135 m² with 6 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC D. 60% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 8% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: detached houses 88%, semi-detached houses 12%.
Houses on Purley Bury Avenue sold for a median of £730,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £640,000 and £790,000. That is above the CR8 median of £455,000 in our records. Among the 132 CR8 roads we rank, Purley Bury Avenue is 39th for house price per square metre.
Map of Purley Bury Avenue: 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.
Purley Bury Avenue house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £1,300,000 (26 Purley Bury Avenue, 2022); lowest £122,000 (1998).
What a house costs on Purley Bury Avenue: about £730k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 3 | 2 | £563,250 | 87.5 m² | £6,431 |
| Detached | 22 | 11 | £775,000 | 142 m² | £5,246 |
£/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 Purley Bury Avenue
Middle half of 13 house sales since 2019: £640,000 to £790,000; median £730,000.
Purley Bury Avenue against nearby CR8 roads: among the dearest for house prices per m², 39 of 132
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley Bury Avenue | this road | 25 | £730,000 | £5,263 | 8% |
| Stoats Nest Road | 2300 m | 10 | £360,000 | £4,675 | 10% |
| The Vale | 2450 m | 15 | £565,000 | £5,338 | 40% |
| The Drive | 2450 m | 28 | £787,067 | £4,340 | 25% |
| The Ridge | 2550 m | 23 | £587,500 | £5,322 | 0% |
| Stoats Nest Village | 2650 m | 13 | £450,000 | £4,963 | 8% |
| Cearn Way | 2700 m | 14 | £700,000 | £5,156 | 21% |
| South Drive | 2850 m | 22 | £390,000 | £6,160 | 59% |
| The Grove | 2850 m | 28 | £655,000 | £4,643 | 11% |
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 Purley Bury Avenue
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR8.
| Measure | Purley Bury Avenue | Downs Road | Grasmere Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £730,000 | £705,625 | £550,000 |
| Typical floor area | 135 m² | 166 m² | 94 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,263 | £4,526 | £4,895 |
| Detached homes | 88% | 33% | 9% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 24% |
Purley Bury Avenue is 3% dearer than Downs Road. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Purley Bury Avenue: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 135 m², 6 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Purley Bury Avenue
92% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Purley Bury Avenue: about 9.8 years, with resold homes gaining 5.7% 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. 11 of 25 addresses (44%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 44 Purley Bury Avenue £260,000 (2001) → £435,000 (2005) | 3.8 yrs | 14.5% |
| 26 Purley Bury Avenue £170,000 (1995) → £642,500 (2005) | 9.9 yrs | 14.3% |
| 62 Purley Bury Avenue £150,000 (1996) → £450,000 (2004) | 8.6 yrs | 13.7% |
| 10 Purley Bury Avenue £139,000 (1997) → £419,950 (2006) | 9.5 yrs | 12.3% |
| 88 Purley Bury Avenue £122,000 (1998) → £335,000 (2007) | 9.1 yrs | 11.7% |
Latest house sales on Purley Bury Avenue, Purley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 17 Jul 2026 | £727,675 | 139 m² | £5,235 |
| 12 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 21 Aug 2025 | £835,000 | 166 m² | £5,030 |
| 36 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 13 Jun 2025 | £775,000 | 173 m² | £4,480 |
| 38 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 10 Feb 2025 | £680,000 | 114 m² | £5,965 |
| 64 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 11 Jul 2024 | £785,000 | 126 m² | £6,230 |
| 14 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 29 Jul 2022 | £790,000 | 147 m² | £5,374 |
| 26 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 10 Jun 2022 | £1,300,000 | 247 m² | £5,263 |
| 88 Purley Bury Avenue | Semi-detached house | 10 Feb 2022 | £606,500 | 93 m² | £6,522 |
| 40 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 1 Feb 2022 | £570,000 | 100 m² | £5,700 |
| 62 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached house | 5 Mar 2021 | £790,000 | 193 m² | £4,093 |
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 £730,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £393,714 across all home types, so a house here sells for 85% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Purley Bury Avenue, Purley: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 59% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Croydon 037D: 1,475 residents in 531 households around Purley Bury Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person16%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children33%
- Other35%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared47%
- Private rented7%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car47%
- 2 cars30%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (705 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above57%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level18%
- None8%
Schools near Purley Bury Avenue, Purley: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2022 | 610 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 710 m 11 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) | 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) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 1.2 km 20 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) | 1.3 km 21 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) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Ridgeway Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.5 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Nicholas School Community special school · ages 4-11 | Special | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Beaumont Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Mar 2025 | 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 |
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 Purley Bury Avenue: 46 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.
Purley Bury Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 46 min | walk 15 min → train 9 min → train 17 min |
| Blackfriars | 47 min | walk 15 min → train 32 min |
Stations near Purley Bury Avenue
| Purley | 730 m | about 12 min walk |
| Riddlesdown | 820 m | about 13 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 890 m | about 14 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Purley Bury Avenue
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Living on Purley Bury Avenue, Purley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Purley, about 730 m away, and Riddlesdown, about 820 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 46 minutes, walking included.
Tesco Extra and JUSTin GREEN are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Parkside Group Practice, Woodcote Medical and The Moorings Surgery. For schools, Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (good), Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (good) and Harris Primary Academy Kenley are the closest primarys, and Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest secondary school at 1.2 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Croydon before relying on distance.
Rotary Field, The Glade and South Croydon Recreation Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Purley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Purley Bury Avenue: homes nearby use 72% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Croydon 037D (554 gas meters, 570 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 98% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 19,113 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 89% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,442 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 Purley Bury Avenue: NO₂ 11 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 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean. The area sits inside the Croydon air quality management area.
- Height above sea level
- 85 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 Purley Bury Avenue: 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 | Parkside Group Practice | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 720 m | 20 |
| Dentist | Purley Dental Care | 850 m | 15 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 910 m | 6 |
| Library | Purley Library | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Post office | Riddlesdown Post Office | 740 m | 10 |
| Park or green space | Rotary Field | 650 m | 29 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 740 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Purley Bury Avenue
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 | 830 m | |
| Public charge point | 840 m | |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.2 km |
| Source London | 1 bay | 1.2 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.5 km |
Show 1 more sites
| Public charge point | 1.6 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 Purley Bury Avenue: MP and councillors
Crime, food and planning around Purley Bury Avenue
Crime and policing near Purley Bury Avenue
2,379 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Purley Bury Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1283, earlier 6 months: 1096.
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 Purley Bury Avenue
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 35 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Purley Bury Tennis Club (42 m, rated 5); Purley Bury Bowling Club (127 m, rated 5); Warren Court (206 m, rated 4); Liberty Lodge (323 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Purley Bury Avenue
- 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 Purley Bury Avenue 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 Purley Bury Avenue home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£730,000).
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.
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 Purley Bury Avenue: 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.
Purley Bury Avenue, Purley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Purley Bury Avenue, Purley?
Houses on Purley Bury Avenue sold for a median of £730,000 since 2019 from 13 sales, and the median across all home types is £730,000.
Which council covers Purley Bury Avenue?
Purley Bury Avenue is in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ward in London Borough of Croydon, and in the Croydon South parliamentary constituency.
How far is Purley Bury Avenue from the nearest station?
Purley is about 730 m from the middle of Purley Bury Avenue, around 12 minutes' walk, and Riddlesdown is 820 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Purley Bury Avenue have?
8% of rated homes on Purley Bury Avenue are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Purley Bury Avenue?
Band D council tax in Croydon is £2,600 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Purley Bury Avenue?
The nearest schools include Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (610 m), Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (1.2 km) and Thomas More Catholic School (1.2 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 Purley Bury Avenue, Purley CR8
25 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 135 m² | E | £640,000 · 2018 | £4,741 |
| 10 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 119 m² | D | £650,000 · 2018 | £5,462 |
| 12 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 166 m² | D | £835,000 · 2025 | £5,030 |
| 14 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 147 m² | D | £790,000 · 2022 | £5,374 |
| 18 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 137 m² | D | £591,000 · 2018 | £4,314 |
| 22 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 89 m² | E | £600,000 · 2017 | £6,742 |
| 26 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 247 m² | C | £1,300,000 · 2022 | £5,263 |
| 32 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 166 m² | E | £635,000 · 2014 | £3,825 |
| 32a Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 122 m² | D | £640,000 · 2020 | £5,246 |
| 34 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 139 m² | D | £727,675 · 2026 | £5,235 |
| 34a Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 143 m² | D | £275,000 · 1998 | £1,923 |
| 36 Purley Bury Avenue | Detached | 173 m² | D | £775,000 · 2025 | £4,480 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 25 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.