House prices in CR8 2 (Purley)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CR8 2' (Purley) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'CR8 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CR8 2", 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.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Purley 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. 47, Purley Park Road, Purley, sold for £610,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 124 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,919.

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. £4,700-£5,000, £5,000-£5,300, £5,300-£5,600 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 156 sales in Purley (CR8 2) 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 (CR8 2). Of the 156 transactions, half were sold for between £4,380 and £5,490 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CR8 2' is £4,860. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,490 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

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 Purley. 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

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CR8 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CR8 5 Kenley	£4,340 sqm	£5,000 sqm	£5,640 sqm
CR8 2 Purley	£4,380 sqm	£4,860 sqm	£5,490 sqm
CR8 4 Reedham	£4,430 sqm	£5,000 sqm	£5,520 sqm
CR8 1 Riddlesdown	£4,370 sqm	£4,980 sqm	£5,610 sqm
CR8 3 Reedham	£4,380 sqm	£5,080 sqm	£5,720 sqm

Will Purley 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 CR8 2 (Purley) compared with both the wider area CR8 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 Purley 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 Purley 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
Lansdowne Road, Purley, CR8 2P	76 sqm	£4,731	38
Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2B	71 sqm	£4,704	32
Higher Drive, Purley, CR8 2H	150 sqm	£4,553	23
Northwood Avenue, Purley, CR8 2E	99 sqm	£5,232	22
Russell Hill, Purley, CR8 2J	123 sqm	£4,391	20
Pampisford Road, Purley, CR8 2U	77 sqm	£2,926	17
Dale Road, Purley, CR8 2E	85 sqm	£4,567	15
Whytecliffe Road North, Purley, CR8 2A	94 sqm	£5,395	14

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Montpelier Road, Purley, CR8 2Q	78 sqm	£5,438	27

Montpelier Road, Purley, CR8 2Q has seen 27 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £459,089). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 78 sqm, with an average price of £5,438 sqm. This £sqm average is £578 above the average for CR8 2. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Purley 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
47, Purley Park Rd, Purley	£610,000 Jul-2024	124	4,919
61, Montpelier Rd, Purley	£470,000 Jul-2024	89	5,280
Flat 3 26, Russell Hill, Purley	£375,000 Jul-2024	84	4,464

See the entire list of all sales in Purley (CR8 2) here.