Higher Drive, Purley

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR8 2HG, CR8 2HL, CR8 2HP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£600,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£562,932
78 sales
Price range
£300k – £1.07m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
CR8 2HG

At a glance

House prices£600k average9% above the Purley average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkReedham (Surrey) station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

78 property sales on Higher Drive, Purley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £600,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £426,172. Average sale prices fell from £622,000 in 2016 to £600,000 in 2026 (-4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% above the Purley average of £548,014 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Higher Drive compared

Higher Drive£600,000
CR8 postcode area£542,385
Purley£548,014
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CR8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £622,000 (5 sales)2016£622k2017: £507,500 (4 sales)2017£508k2018: £629,607 (7 sales)2018£630k2019: £525,000 (2 sales)2019£525k2020: £505,000 (2 sales)2020£505k2021: £730,094 (8 sales)2021£730k2022: £463,435 (27 sales)2022£463k2023: £619,579 (12 sales)2023£620k2024: £652,000 (4 sales)2024£652k2025: £541,000 (5 sales)2025£541k2026: £600,000 (2 sales)2026£600k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat39£426,1729 Oct 2025
Detached22£718,8982 Aug 2024
Semi-detached17£674,83824 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Higher Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
78B, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 24 Jul 2026£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78A, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 28 Jan 2026£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Higher Drive CR8 2HQ 12 Jan 2026£830,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 9 Oct 2025£500,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 7, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 3 Oct 2025£500,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 9, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£460,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£440,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£450,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£540,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£460,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£440,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£480,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Grandeur Heights, 76, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 26 Sep 2025£460,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 27 Jun 2025£620,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
70, Higher Drive CR8 2HF 31 Mar 2025£608,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 21 Mar 2025£525,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 8, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 7 Mar 2025£560,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
19, Higher Drive CR8 2HQ 24 Jan 2025£750,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 27 Sep 2024£495,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 2, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 30 Aug 2024£600,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
42, Higher Drive CR8 2HF 2 Aug 2024£640,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 9, 98, Higher Drive CR8 2HL 16 Jul 2024£735,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
12, Higher Drive CR8 2HE 5 Jun 2024£633,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Foxley Hall, Higher Drive CR8 2HP 19 Jan 2024£330,000 FlatLeasehold
77, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 28 Sep 2023£1,065,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Higher Drive CR8 2HF 18 Aug 2023£730,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Higher Drive CR8 2HQ 28 Jul 2023£700,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Higher Drive CR8 2HF 28 Jul 2023£655,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 28 Jul 2023£900,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Higher Drive CR8 2HE 17 May 2023£875,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 12 May 2023£360,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 8, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 4 May 2023£365,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
74B, Higher Drive CR8 2HF 17 Mar 2023£660,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 8, Fordwich House, 81, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 1 Feb 2023£324,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 5, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 6 Jan 2023£400,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 6, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 5 Jan 2023£400,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 5, Fordwich House, 81, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 15 Dec 2022£428,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 4, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 1 Dec 2022£322,500 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 1, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 24 Nov 2022£300,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
21, Foxley Hall, Higher Drive CR8 2HP 24 Nov 2022£368,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 21 Nov 2022£540,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 2, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 10 Nov 2022£435,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 7, 1, Higher Drive CR8 2GD 28 Oct 2022£335,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 2, Fordwich House, 81, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 18 Oct 2022£423,750 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 6, Fordwich House, 81, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 12 Oct 2022£420,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
15, Foxley Hall, Higher Drive CR8 2HP 28 Sep 2022£375,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Fordwich House, 81, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 23 Sep 2022£420,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 3, Fordwich House, 81, Higher Drive CR8 2HN 20 Sep 2022£440,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 7, Bennat Apartments, 78, Higher Drive CR8 2HG 9 Sep 2022£318,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
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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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
19, Higher Drive £750,000 (Jan 2025) → £830,000 (Jan 2026) +11%
over under a year
15, Foxley Hall, Higher Drive £320,000 (Aug 2019) → £375,000 (Sep 2022) +17%
over 3 yrs
11, Higher Drive £735,000 (Aug 2016) → £760,000 (Jan 2021) +3%
over 4 yrs
90A, Higher Drive £905,000 (Sep 2017) → £560,000 (Aug 2020) -38%
over 3 yrs
61, Higher Drive £720,000 (Apr 2018) → £1,312,000 (Apr 2020) +82%
over 2 yrs
63, Higher Drive £600,000 (Mar 2018) → £1,050,000 (Apr 2020) +75%
over 2 yrs
76, Higher Drive £715,000 (Oct 2016) → £1,420,000 (Mar 2018) +99%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Higher Drive

Crime

173 crimes were reported within about a mile of Higher Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences48
Anti-social behaviour45
Vehicle crime24
Burglary11
Drugs10
Public order10

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Higher Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Groundwater flooding in the Caterham Bourne catchment Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in South East London Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Higher Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Nicholas School 273 pupils Community special school 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.1 mi
Beaumont Primary School 222 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Abingdon House School Purley 72 pupils Other independent special school 10–17 Report 0.4 mi
Harris Primary Academy Kenley 433 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St David's School 139 pupils Other independent school Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
New Valley Primary School 191 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Hayes Primary School 420 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Purley Nursery School 87 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.9 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Reedham (Surrey) station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Purley station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Kenley station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Burcott Road (->S) 4 min walk
  • Beaumont Primary School (Stop RT, OLD LODGE LANE) 4 min walk
  • Burcott Road (->N) 4 min walk
  • Northwood Avenue (->S) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Keston Medical Practice
    Purley War Memorial Hosp, 856 Brighton Road, Purley · 0.9 mi
  • Woodcote Medical
    32 Foxley Lane, Purley · 1.1 mi
  • Bramley Avenue Surgery
    1B Bramley Avenue, Coulsdon · 1.1 mi
  • Old Coulsdon Medical Practice
    2A Court Avenue, Coulsdon · 1.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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: decile 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 10 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned93.9%62.5%
Private rented5.0%20.3%
Social rented0.9%17.1%
Households575

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.1%64.1%
Aged 65+20.0%18.6%
Residents1,658

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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.

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.

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