The Close, Purley

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR8 2QD.

Average price (last 12 months)

£470,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£636,167

6 sales

Price range

£470k – £1.1m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

6 Mar 2026

CR8 2QD

At a glance

House prices£636k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkPurley Oaks station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband71% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on The Close, Purley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £470,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £536,750. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on The Close compared

CR8 postcode area£542,385

Purley£548,014

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£536,750	6 Mar 2026
Detached	2	£835,000	15 Sep 2022

Sold prices on The Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
9, The Close CR8 2QD	6 Mar 2026	£470,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, The Close CR8 2QD	12 May 2023	£590,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
15, The Close CR8 2QD	15 Sep 2022	£1,100,000	Detached	Freehold
13, The Close CR8 2QD	4 Mar 2020	£570,000	Detached	Freehold
16, The Close CR8 2QD	22 Feb 2019	£725,000	Other	Freehold
2, The Close CR8 2QD	30 Nov 2018	£540,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, The Close CR8 2QD	17 Nov 2017	£250,000	Other	Freehold
6, The Close CR8 2QD	20 Jul 2016	£547,000	Semi-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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
6, The Close	£547,000 (Jul 2016) → £590,000 (May 2023)	+8% over 7 yrs
16, The Close	£250,000 (Nov 2017) → £725,000 (Feb 2019)	+190% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near The Close

Crime

247 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	70
Anti-social behaviour	64
Vehicle crime	36
Burglary	14
Drugs	14
Other theft	14

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

Flood risk

The Close 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 The Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 397 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.1 mi
Cumnor House School 310 pupils	Other independent school	2–13	Report	0.2 mi
Purley Nursery School 87 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.3 mi
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School 212 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Thomas More Catholic School 599 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.5 mi
Harris Academy Purley 1,013 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Good Report	0.6 mi
St David's School 139 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
St Giles School 114 pupils	Community special school	2–19	Report	0.8 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, tram & metro stations

Purley Oaks station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
Purley station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
Sanderstead station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Lloyd Park Tram Stop 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
Wandle Park Tram Stop 2.0 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Wyvern Road (Stop PC, PAMPISFORD ROAD) 1 min walk
Wyvern Road (Stop PB) 2 min walk
Montpelier Road (Stop F) 3 min walk
Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road (Stop K, BRIGHTON ROAD) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Keston Medical Practice
Purley War Memorial Hosp, 856 Brighton Road, Purley · 0.4 mi
Parkside Group Practice
27 Wyche Grove, South Croydon · 0.6 mi
Woodcote Medical
32 Foxley Lane, Purley · 0.7 mi
Haling Park Medical Practice
96 Brighton Road, South Croydon · 1.0 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 7 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	67.4%	62.5%
Private rented	22.2%	20.3%
Social rented	10.4%	17.1%
Households	711

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,792

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	71%	80%
Gigabit-capable	71%	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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