Russell Hill, Purley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Russell Hill, Purley · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/purley/russell-hill/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR8 2JB, CR8 2JA, CR8 2FP.

Average price (last 12 months)

£465,833

3 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£400,969

73 sales

Price range

£95k – £980k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

27 May 2026

CR8 2JA

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At a glance

House prices£466k average16% below the Purley average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkPurley station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband79% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% leaseholdAcross 107 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

73 property sales on Russell Hill, Purley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £465,833. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £362,101. Average sale prices fell from £569,000 in 2016 to £465,833 in 2026 (-18%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Purley average of £557,797 over the same period. 18 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% flat, 7% detached, 1% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Russell Hill range from £94,500 to £980,000. 24% of homes sold here were freehold and 76% leasehold. Of 49 streets in Purley with at least two sales in the last year, Russell Hill ranks 27th for average price.

House prices on Russell Hill compared

Russell Hill£465,833

CR8 postcode area£550,174

Purley£557,797

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 24% freehold and 76% leasehold across 107 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	67	£362,101	30 Apr 2026
Detached	5	£871,000	27 May 2026
Semi-detached	1	£655,000	26 Apr 2016

Sold prices on Russell Hill

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
16, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	27 May 2026	£950,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 7, 13, Russell Hill CR8 2EY	30 Apr 2026	£310,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 27, Cushing House, 4, Russell Hill CR8 2FW	29 Apr 2026	£137,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Seaton Court, 15A, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	31 Jul 2025	£390,000	Flat	Leasehold
24, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	27 Jun 2025	£400,000	Other	Leasehold
5, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	11 Apr 2025	£7,337,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 16, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£380,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 15, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£315,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 13, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£285,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 11, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£380,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 9, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£280,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£420,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 21, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£435,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 20, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£445,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 18, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£285,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 17, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	11 Apr 2025	£395,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, 32A, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	31 Mar 2025	£350,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 26, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	27 Mar 2025	£360,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 32, Russell Hill CR8 2FP	26 Mar 2025	£345,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, Seaton Court, 15A, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	25 Mar 2025	£420,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Chalkhill Apartments, 21, Russell Hill CR8 2FU	20 Mar 2025	£94,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 5, Russell Hill CR8 2GH	23 Jan 2025	£364,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 5, 3, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	23 Aug 2024	£390,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 26, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	5 Jul 2024	£375,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 40, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	15 May 2024	£260,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 8, 32, Russell Hill CR8 2FP	4 Aug 2023	£365,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, 32A, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	12 Jul 2023	£596,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, 40, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	21 Jun 2023	£275,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, Rosebay Apartments, 1, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	19 May 2023	£145,250	Flat	Leasehold
14, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	17 Jan 2023	£1,250,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 4, 31, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	30 Nov 2022	£450,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 3, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	9 Sep 2022	£400,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, 32, Russell Hill CR8 2FP	21 Jun 2022	£400,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 13, Russell Hill CR8 2EY	18 May 2022	£400,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 10, 13, Russell Hill CR8 2EY	27 Apr 2022	£410,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Rosebay Apartments, 1, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	24 Feb 2022	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 32, Russell Hill CR8 2FP	11 Feb 2022	£387,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, 34, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	4 Feb 2022	£423,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, Rosebay Apartments, 1, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	3 Feb 2022	£123,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 40, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	6 Dec 2021	£345,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 6, 31, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	26 Nov 2021	£405,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, 32A, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	25 Nov 2021	£380,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 9, Chalkhill Apartments, 21, Russell Hill CR8 2FU	22 Oct 2021	£112,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, Chalkhill Apartments, 21, Russell Hill CR8 2FU	8 Oct 2021	£192,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, 13, Russell Hill CR8 2EY	27 Sep 2021	£325,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	27 Aug 2021	£870,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	29 Jun 2021	£975,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 4, 34, Russell Hill CR8 2JA	20 May 2021	£627,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 31, Russell Hill CR8 2JB	14 May 2021	£325,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, 13, Russell Hill CR8 2EY	11 May 2021	£313,000	Flat	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 7, 13, Russell Hill	£325,000 (Sep 2021) → £310,000 (Apr 2026)	-5% over 5 yrs
5, Russell Hill	£975,000 (Jun 2021) → £7,337,000 (Apr 2025)	+653% over 4 yrs
Flat 2, 26, Russell Hill	£364,000 (Nov 2017) → £360,000 (Mar 2025)	-1% over 7 yrs
Flat 5, 32, Russell Hill	£404,000 (Apr 2017) → £345,000 (Mar 2025)	-15% over 8 yrs
Flat 5, 3, Russell Hill	£435,000 (Aug 2018) → £390,000 (Aug 2024)	-10% over 6 yrs
Flat 8, 32, Russell Hill	£425,000 (May 2017) → £365,000 (Aug 2023)	-14% over 6 yrs
Flat 3, Rosebay Apartments, 1, Russell Hill	£166,500 (Mar 2017) → £131,250 (Feb 2021) → £145,250 (May 2023)	-13% over 6 yrs
14, Russell Hill	£960,000 (Oct 2018) → £1,250,000 (Jan 2023)	+30% over 4 yrs
Flat 4, 31, Russell Hill	£447,500 (Sep 2020) → £450,000 (Nov 2022)	+1% over 2 yrs
Flat 2, 3, Russell Hill	£395,000 (Nov 2017) → £400,000 (Sep 2022)	+1% over 5 yrs
Flat 6, 32, Russell Hill	£415,000 (May 2017) → £400,000 (Jun 2022)	-4% over 5 yrs
Flat 5, 13, Russell Hill	£425,000 (Nov 2020) → £400,000 (May 2022)	-6% over 2 yrs
Flat 3, 32, Russell Hill	£400,000 (Jun 2017) → £387,500 (Feb 2022)	-3% over 5 yrs
Flat 3, 34, Russell Hill	£403,000 (Sep 2017) → £423,000 (Feb 2022)	+5% over 4 yrs
Flat 1, 40, Russell Hill	£292,500 (May 2019) → £345,000 (Dec 2021)	+18% over 3 yrs
Flat 9, 13, Russell Hill	£330,000 (Jan 2017) → £332,000 (Jan 2021)	+1% over 4 yrs
Flat 7, 32, Russell Hill	£485,000 (Jun 2017) → £450,000 (Jan 2021)	-7% over 4 yrs
8, Russell Hill	£980,000 (Nov 2016) → £1,376,000 (May 2018)	+40% over 1 yr

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Schools near Russell Hill

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School 212 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Thomas More Catholic School 599 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
St David's School 139 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Purley Nursery School 87 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.4 mi
The John Fisher School 1,116 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.5 mi
Laleham Lea School 111 pupils	Other independent school Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 397 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
Cumnor House School 310 pupils	Other independent school	2–13	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, tram & metro stations

Purley station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Reedham (Surrey) station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
Purley Oaks station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Lloyd Park Tram Stop 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Plough Lane Purley (->S) 2 min walk
Plough Lane Purley (->W) 2 min walk
Purley Library (Stop A, FOXLEY LANE) 4 min walk
Purley Knoll (->N) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Woodcote Medical
32 Foxley Lane, Purley · 0.2 mi
Keston Medical Practice
Purley War Memorial Hosp, 856 Brighton Road, Purley · 0.4 mi
Parkside Group Practice
27 Wyche Grove, South Croydon · 1.2 mi
Violet Lane Medical Practice
231 Violet Lane, Croydon · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Purley High Street Local · 0.4 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Purley Extra · 0.4 mi
Costco Costco Croydon · 0.8 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Wallington · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Foxley Lane Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Hobbs Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Orion Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Foxley Lane Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Purley Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
Dental Beauty Orthodontics Purley · 0.2 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 5 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	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	7 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	6 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.2%	62.5%
Private rented	18.0%	20.3%
Social rented	6.7%	17.1%
Households	701

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,931

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	79%	80%
Gigabit-capable	79%	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.

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Who lives around Russell Hill

Ethnic group

	Here	Croydon
White	55.6%	48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	22.2%	17.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	11.1%	22.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	7.5%	7.6%
Other ethnic group	3.6%	3.9%

Religion

	Here	Croydon
Christian	48.4%	48.9%
No religion	23.9%	25.9%
Muslim	9.4%	10.4%
Not answered	8%	6.9%
Hindu	7.3%	5.9%
Sikh	1.6%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.8%

Country of birth

	Here	Croydon
Born in the UK	71.1%	65.1%
Born outside the UK	28.9%	34.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Croydon
Level 4 qualifications and above	51.4%	41%
No qualifications	15.1%	16.1%
Level 3 qualifications	12.6%	14.7%
Level 2 qualifications	9.5%	12.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.5%	9.1%
Other qualifications	3.2%	3%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3.8%

General health

	Here	Croydon
Very good health	50.3%	51.2%
Good health	32.5%	33.5%
Fair health	11.8%	11.1%
Bad health	4.3%	3.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Croydon
1 car or van in household	46.7%	43.2%
2 cars or vans in household	23.9%	17.4%
No cars or vans in household	20%	33.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.4%	5.8%

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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