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Purley Downs Road, South Croydon

MyStreetCheck free street report: Purley Downs Road, South Croydon · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/south-croydon/purley-downs-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CR2 0RB, CR2 0FJ, CR2 0RR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£710,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£710,776
42 sales
Price range
£310k – £1.37m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Apr 2026
CR2 0RG

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At a glance

House prices£710k average42% above the South Croydon 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 walkPurley Oaks station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband81% of homesNational average 80%

42 property sales on Purley Downs Road, South Croydon have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £710,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £842,600. Average sale prices rose from £692,500 in 2016 to £710,000 in 2026 (+3%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 42% above the South Croydon average of £500,791 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Purley Downs Road compared

Purley Downs Road£710,000
CR2 postcode area£500,791
South Croydon£500,791
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CR2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £692,500 (2 sales)2016£693k2017: £716,900 (5 sales)2017£717k2018: £806,500 (5 sales)2018£807k2019: £945,000 (1 sales)2019£945k2020: £808,750 (4 sales)2020£809k2021: £514,250 (10 sales)2021£514k2022: £657,000 (5 sales)2022£657k2023: £924,000 (3 sales)2023£924k2024: £855,000 (3 sales)2024£855k2025: £776,110 (1 sales)2025£776k2026: £710,000 (3 sales)2026£710k

Tenure: 85% freehold and 15% leasehold across 52 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached26£842,60029 Apr 2026
Semi-detached9£591,11121 Jun 2024
Flat7£375,00011 Mar 2022

Sold prices on Purley Downs Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RG 29 Apr 2026£670,000 DetachedFreehold
133, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RL 3 Feb 2026£770,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RA 5 Jan 2026£690,000 DetachedFreehold
90, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 18 Jul 2025£776,110 DetachedFreehold
64, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RA 21 Jun 2024£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RH 3 May 2024£1,355,000 DetachedFreehold
104, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 5 Apr 2024£1,515,000 DetachedFreehold
112, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RR 23 Feb 2024£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RG 29 Aug 2023£975,000 DetachedFreehold
85, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RJ 30 Jun 2023£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
82, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 23 Feb 2023£870,000 DetachedFreehold
158, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RF 8 Feb 2023£1,200,000 DetachedFreehold
84, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 11 Jan 2023£927,000 DetachedFreehold
108B, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RR 10 Nov 2022£1,040,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 1 Apr 2022£295,000 OtherLeasehold
62, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RA 15 Mar 2022£700,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 6, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 11 Mar 2022£385,000 FlatLeasehold
73, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RG 18 Feb 2022£845,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 11 Feb 2022£315,000 FlatLeasehold
147, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RN 5 Nov 2021£845,000 DetachedFreehold
122, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RE 29 Sep 2021£635,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 24 Sep 2021£310,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 1 Sep 2021£435,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 27 Aug 2021£435,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 12 Aug 2021£435,000 FlatLeasehold
146, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RE 30 Jun 2021£635,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 7, Vena House, 83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0FJ 30 Jun 2021£310,000 FlatLeasehold
85, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RJ 29 Jun 2021£800,000 DetachedFreehold
96A, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 29 Jun 2021£620,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
136, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RE 19 Feb 2021£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
138, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RE 8 Feb 2021£607,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
159, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RN 12 Oct 2020£670,000 DetachedFreehold
112, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RR 9 Sep 2020£645,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92A, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 27 Feb 2020£850,000 DetachedFreehold
145, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RN 20 Feb 2020£840,000 DetachedFreehold
108B, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RR 7 Jan 2020£875,000 Detached New buildFreehold
83, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RJ 30 Aug 2019£1,280,000 DetachedFreehold
108A, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RR 23 May 2019£945,000 Detached New buildFreehold
86, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 14 Dec 2018£850,000 DetachedFreehold
178, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RF 5 Dec 2018£562,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RA 12 Oct 2018£635,000 DetachedFreehold
111, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RH 5 Sep 2018£1,365,000 DetachedFreehold
164, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RF 10 May 2018£620,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RH 27 Jul 2017£777,000 DetachedFreehold
108B, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RR 15 Jun 2017£1,405,000 DetachedFreehold
92A, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 26 May 2017£827,500 DetachedFreehold
176, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RF 12 Apr 2017£615,000 DetachedFreehold
96A, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RB 23 Feb 2017£555,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
129, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RL 6 Jan 2017£810,000 DetachedFreehold
115, Purley Downs Road CR2 0RH 25 May 2016£761,000 DetachedFreehold
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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
112, Purley Downs Road £645,000 (Sep 2020) → £500,000 (Feb 2024) -22%
over 3 yrs
85, Purley Downs Road £800,000 (Jun 2021) → £1,100,000 (Jun 2023) +38%
over 2 yrs
108B, Purley Downs Road £1,405,000 (Jun 2017) → £875,000 (Jan 2020) → £1,040,000 (Nov 2022) -26%
over 5 yrs
96A, Purley Downs Road £555,000 (Feb 2017) → £620,000 (Jun 2021) +12%
over 4 yrs
92A, Purley Downs Road £827,500 (May 2017) → £850,000 (Feb 2020) +3%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Purley Downs Road

Crime

218 crimes were reported within about a mile of Purley Downs Road 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 offences68
Anti-social behaviour50
Vehicle crime33
Drugs13
Other theft13
Burglary11

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

Flood risk

Purley Downs Road 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 Purley Downs Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) 397 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Cumnor House School 310 pupils Other independent school 2–13 Report 0.5 mi
Purley Nursery School 87 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Purley Oaks Primary School 642 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ridgeway Primary School 626 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Harris Academy Purley 1,013 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
Abingdon House School Purley 72 pupils Other independent special school 10–17 Report 0.9 mi
Thomas More Catholic School 599 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 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, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Purley Oaks station 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Sanderstead station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Purley station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Lloyd Park Tram Stop 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Coombe Lane Tram Stop 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Norman Avenue (->W) 1 min walk
  • Norman Avenue (->E) 1 min walk
  • Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road (Stop J, BRIGHTON ROAD) 6 min walk
  • Brighton Road / Purley Downs Road (Stop K, BRIGHTON ROAD) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Parkside Group Practice
    27 Wyche Grove, South Croydon · 0.6 mi
  • Keston Medical Practice
    Purley War Memorial Hosp, 856 Brighton Road, Purley · 0.6 mi
  • Haling Park Medical Practice
    96 Brighton Road, South Croydon · 1.0 mi
  • Woodcote Medical
    32 Foxley Lane, Purley · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Sanderstead Express · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Purley High Street Local · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Purley Extra · 0.8 mi
  • Costco Costco Croydon · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Makepeace & Jackson · 0.5 mi
  • Mccoig Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Hobbs Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Blue Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Purley Community Health Clinic · 0.5 mi
  • Mayfield Dental · 0.6 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.4%62.5%
Private rented7.3%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households531

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+21.4%18.6%
Residents1,475

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)99%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)81%80%
Gigabit-capable81%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%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 Purley Downs Road

Ethnic group

HereCroydon
White61.1%48.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.8%17.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%22.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%7.6%
Other ethnic group2.1%3.9%

Religion

HereCroydon
Christian48.1%48.9%
No religion28.8%25.9%
Muslim7.8%10.4%
Hindu7.1%5.9%
Not answered5.6%6.9%
Buddhist1.2%0.6%
Sikh0.5%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.8%

Country of birth

HereCroydon
Born in the UK75.5%65.1%
Born outside the UK24.5%34.9%

Highest qualification

HereCroydon
Level 4 qualifications and above56.7%41%
Level 3 qualifications14.1%14.7%
Level 2 qualifications11.6%12.3%
No qualifications7.9%16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%9.1%
Apprenticeship2%3.8%
Other qualifications1.7%3%

General health

HereCroydon
Very good health54.8%51.2%
Good health34.2%33.5%
Fair health7.8%11.1%
Bad health2.4%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCroydon
1 car or van in household46.5%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.4%17.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%5.8%
No cars or vans in household10.5%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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