Birch Lane, Purley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Lane, Purley · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/purley/birch-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR8 3LH.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£2,425,000

2 sales

Price range

£2.05m – £2.8m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

20 Jul 2022

CR8 3LH

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At a glance

House prices£2.43m averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkReedham (Surrey) station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold67% freeholdAcross 3 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

2 property sales on Birch Lane, Purley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 20 Jul 2022. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £2,425,000. 67% of homes sold here were freehold and 33% leasehold.

House prices on Birch Lane compared

CR8 postcode area£550,174

Purley£557,797

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CR8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 67% freehold and 33% leasehold across 3 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£2,425,000	20 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Birch Lane

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Medina Gate, Birch Lane CR8 3LH	20 Jul 2022	£2,800,000	Detached	Freehold
Ummed Villa, Birch Lane CR8 3LH	1 Sep 2020	£1,900,000	Other	Leasehold
Birch House, Birch Lane CR8 3LH	5 Jun 2020	£2,050,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Schools near Birch Lane

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Cumnor House School 131 pupils	Other independent school	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Laleham Lea School 111 pupils	Other independent school Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St David's School 139 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
The John Fisher School 1,116 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.5 mi
Woodcote High School 1,250 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Report	0.6 mi
Thomas More Catholic School 599 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.7 mi
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School 212 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Woodcote Primary School 871 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Reedham (Surrey) station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
Purley station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
Coulsdon Town station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Grovelands Road Woodcote (->N) 6 min walk
The Bridle Road (->W) 6 min walk
Monahan Avenue (->SW) 6 min walk
Monahan Avenue (->S) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

Woodcote Medical
32 Foxley Lane, Purley · 0.4 mi
Keston Medical Practice
Purley War Memorial Hosp, 856 Brighton Road, Purley · 0.8 mi
Bramley Avenue Surgery
1B Bramley Avenue, Coulsdon · 1.1 mi
Shotfield Medical Practice
Jubilee Health Centre, Shotfield, Wallington · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Extra Tesco Purley Extra · 0.7 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Purley High Street Local · 0.8 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Wallington · 1.0 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Coulsdon · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

Foxley Lane Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Orion Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Dental Beauty Orthodontics Purley · 0.4 mi
Foxley Lane Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
Purley Dental Practice · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	10 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	8 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	86.6%	62.5%
Private rented	10.2%	20.3%
Social rented	3.2%	17.1%
Households	567

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,639

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	92%

Share of homes across Croydon with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Birch Lane

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Who lives around Birch Lane

Ethnic group

	Here	Croydon
White	51.5%	48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	31.1%	17.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	7.5%	22.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.3%	7.6%
Other ethnic group	4.7%	3.9%

Religion

	Here	Croydon
Christian	43.1%	48.9%
No religion	19.1%	25.9%
Hindu	14.2%	5.9%
Muslim	13.4%	10.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.9%
Sikh	2.1%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.6%
Other religion	0.5%	0.8%

Country of birth

	Here	Croydon
Born in the UK	69.2%	65.1%
Born outside the UK	30.8%	34.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Croydon
Level 4 qualifications and above	58.9%	41%
Level 3 qualifications	11.9%	14.7%
Level 2 qualifications	10.5%	12.3%
No qualifications	8.9%	16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.5%	9.1%
Other qualifications	3%	3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.8%

General health

	Here	Croydon
Very good health	60%	51.2%
Good health	26.9%	33.5%
Fair health	9.7%	11.1%
Bad health	2.6%	3.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Croydon
2 cars or vans in household	33.1%	17.4%
1 car or van in household	32.4%	43.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	26.2%	5.8%
No cars or vans in household	8.3%	33.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Croydon.

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