House prices in CR2 6 (Purley Oaks)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CR2 6' (Purley Oaks, South Croydon) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'CR2 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CR2 6", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Purley Oaks.

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Purley Oaks is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 2 Dene Court, Warham Road, Purley Oaks, South Croydon, sold for £360,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 73 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,931.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,250-£4,500, £4,500-£4,750, £4,750-£5,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 195 sales in Purley Oaks (CR2 6) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Purley Oaks (CR2 6). Of the 195 transactions, half were sold for between £4,170 and £5,390 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CR2 6' is £4,790. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,390 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Purley Oaks, South Croydon

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring South Croydon. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Purley Oaks, South Croydon

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CR2 6' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CR2 6 Purley Oaks	£4,170 sqm	£4,790 sqm	£5,390 sqm
CR2 8 Gravel Hill	£4,690 sqm	£5,300 sqm	£5,920 sqm
CR2 0 Sanderstead	£4,510 sqm	£5,160 sqm	£5,770 sqm
CR2 7 South Croydon	£4,590 sqm	£5,160 sqm	£5,840 sqm
CR2 9 Upper Warlingham	£4,820 sqm	£5,400 sqm	£6,250 sqm

Will South Croydon house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CR2 6 (Purley Oaks) compared with both the wider area CR2 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for South Croydon to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about South Croydon and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Warham Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6L	60 sqm	£4,195	42
Haling Park Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6N	66 sqm	£4,430	38
Brighton Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6A	66 sqm	£4,312	29
Pampisford Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6D	80 sqm	£4,346	28
Churchill Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6H	82 sqm	£5,377	26
Avondale Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6J	75 sqm	£4,593	23
Blenheim Park Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6B	98 sqm	£4,847	21
St Augustines Avenue, Purley Oaks, CR2 6J	71 sqm	£4,339	18

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Selsdon Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6P	77 sqm	£5,093	11

Selsdon Road, Purley Oaks, CR2 6P has seen 11 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £379,239). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 77 sqm, with an average price of £5,093 sqm. This £sqm average is £303 above the average for CR2 6. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Purley Oaks is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
2 Dene Court, Warham Rd, Purley Oaks, South Croydon	£360,000 Jun-2024	73	4,931
Flat 1 Outwood Court, 220, Pampisford Rd, Purley Oaks, South Croydon	£335,000 Jun-2024	69	4,855
Flat 5 Brockham Court, 35, Nottingham Rd, Purley Oaks, South Croydon	£315,000 Jun-2024	65	4,846

See the entire list of all sales in Purley Oaks (CR2 6) here.