Sovereign Close, Purley CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 174.5 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 5 addresses are in our records and 15 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 24 Aug 2018. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 15 sales on record since 1995 across 5 addresses.
- 5 addresses in 1 postcode: CR8 2JT.
- 60% 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 (1200 m).
- In South Beddington & Roundshaw ward, London Borough of Sutton.
About Sovereign Close, Purley CR8: a small street
Sovereign Close is a small street in Purley, London Borough of Sutton. We hold 5 addresses on it in CR8 2JT, in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward and the Carshalton and Wallington constituency. The nearest station is Purley, about 1.2 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 174.5 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC C. 40% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 60% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: detached houses 100%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
There are too few recent sales on Sovereign Close to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Sovereign Close: 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.
Sovereign Close house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £900,000 (2 Sovereign Close, 2018); lowest £240,000 (1996).
Homes on Sovereign Close: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC C
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 174.5 m², 7 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Sovereign Close
40% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Sovereign Close: about 4.4 years, with resold homes gaining 4.9% 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. 0 of 5 addresses (0%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sovereign Close £305,000 (1998) → £537,500 (2003) | 4.6 yrs | 13.2% |
| 8 Sovereign Close £300,000 (1997) → £490,000 (2002) | 5.5 yrs | 9.4% |
| 4 Sovereign Close £240,000 (1996) → £320,000 (1999) | 3.5 yrs | 8.7% |
| 2 Sovereign Close £307,000 (1997) → £740,000 (2013) | 15.7 yrs | 5.8% |
| 2 Sovereign Close £740,000 (2013) → £900,000 (2018) | 5.0 yrs | 4.0% |
Latest house sales on Sovereign Close, Purley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 24 Aug 2018 | £900,000 | 223 m² | £4,036 |
| 2 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 7 Aug 2013 | £740,000 | 223 m² | £3,318 |
| 8 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 24 Aug 2012 | £599,950 | 174.5 m² | £3,438 |
| 11 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 16 Jul 2007 | £600,000 | 230 m² | £2,609 |
| 7 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 18 Aug 2003 | £500,000 | 170 m² | £2,941 |
| 11 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 16 May 2003 | £537,500 | 230 m² | £2,337 |
| 4 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 7 Aug 2002 | £440,000 | 145 m² | £3,034 |
| 8 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 15 Jul 2002 | £490,000 | 174.5 m² | £2,808 |
| 4 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 16 Dec 1999 | £320,000 | 145 m² | £2,207 |
| 11 Sovereign Close | Detached house | 22 Oct 1998 | £305,000 | 230 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 |
Who lives around Sovereign Close, 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 Sovereign Close. 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 Sovereign Close, Purley: 19 within 1.8 km, 8 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 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Thomas More Catholic School Voluntary aided school · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Standards maintained Ungraded visit, Nov 2024 | 360 m 6 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) | 680 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 | 710 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington Primary Academy Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2022 | 780 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Purley Nursery School Local authority nursery school · ages 2-5 | Nursery | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Dec 2023 | 890 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) | 1.0 km 16 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 | 1.0 km 16 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 |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Academy converter · ages 7-11 | Primary | Outstanding Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Academy converter · ages 3-7 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Academy Purley Academy sponsor led · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2023 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Foresters Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2024 | 1.4 km 22 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) | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wilson's School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Dec 2022 | 1.4 km 23 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 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Bandon Hill Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Wallington High School for Girls Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2019 | 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 Sovereign Close: 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.
Sovereign Close to central London
| Victoria | 51 min | walk 26 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 54 min | walk 26 min → train 28 min |
Stations near Sovereign Close
| Purley | 1200 m | about 20 min walk |
| Reedham | 1710 m | about 28 min walk |
| Purley Oaks | 1730 m | about 28 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Sovereign Close
No bus stops within 450 m of this location.
Living on Sovereign Close, Purley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Purley, about 1.2 km away, and Reedham, about 1.7 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), Wallington Primary Academy (good) and Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) (good) are the closest primarys, and Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest secondary school at 360 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Sutton before relying on distance.
Roundshaw Downs, Roundshaw Park Playing Fields and Rotary Field are the nearest named green spaces.
Energy use around Sovereign Close: 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 Sovereign Close: 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
- 97 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 Sovereign Close: 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 | 590 m | 10 |
| Pharmacy | Foxley Lane Pharmacy | 590 m | 19 |
| Dentist | Foxley Lane Dental Care | 550 m | 17 |
| Supermarket | Tesco Extra | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Library | Purley Library | 890 m | 6 |
| Post office | Purley Post Office | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Park or green space | Roundshaw Downs | 370 m | 31 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 900 m | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Sovereign Close
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 | 860 m | |
| Public charge point | 860 m | |
| London - Croydon Supercharger Tesla | 8 bays | 1.2 km |
| Public charge point | 1.6 km | |
| Source London | 1 bay | 2.0 km |
Show 1 more sites
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.4 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 Sovereign Close: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Sovereign Close
Crime and policing near Sovereign Close
2,830 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Sovereign Close
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 1496, earlier 6 months: 1334.
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 Sovereign Close
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 41 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Russell Hill - Active Care Group (278 m, rated 5); Thomas More School (363 m, rated 5); Margaret Roper Primary Breakfast And After School Club (366 m, rated 4); Lunchtime Company @ Margaret Roper Primary School (366 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Sovereign Close
- 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 Sovereign Close 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 Sovereign Close: 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.
Sovereign Close, Purley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Sovereign Close, Purley?
Sovereign Close has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 15 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Sovereign Close?
Sovereign Close is in South Beddington & Roundshaw ward in London Borough of Sutton, and in the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency.
How far is Sovereign Close from the nearest station?
Purley is about 1200 m from the middle of Sovereign Close, around 20 minutes' walk, and Reedham is 1710 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Sovereign Close have?
60% of rated homes on Sovereign Close are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Sovereign Close?
Band D council tax in Sutton is £2,379 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Sovereign Close?
The nearest schools include Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School (360 m), Thomas More Catholic School (360 m) and The John Fisher School (710 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Sovereign Close?
Sovereign Close has 15 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Purley, where the median sale since 2019 is £455,000.
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 Sovereign Close, Purley CR8
5 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sovereign Close | Detached | 223 m² | D | £900,000 · 2018 | £4,036 |
| 4 Sovereign Close | Detached | 145 m² | C | £440,000 · 2002 | £3,034 |
| 7 Sovereign Close | Detached | 170 m² | C | £500,000 · 2003 | £2,941 |
| 8 Sovereign Close | Detached | 174.5 m² | D | £599,950 · 2012 | £3,438 |
| 11 Sovereign Close | Detached | 230 m² | C | £600,000 · 2007 | £2,609 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 5 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.