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The average house price in Purley on Thames is £516,890 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 2.6%.

England / Berkshire / West Berkshire

Purley on Thames

£516,890

Average price, last 12 months

+2.6% in a year
OCT 2016£463kSEPT 2026£517k

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What can I buy with my budget in Purley on Thames?

With £520,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Purley on Thames.

£520,000

Purley on Thames

  • Flats

    £220,000

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £363,045

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £480,166

    In budget

  • Detached

    £593,296

    £73k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Purley on Thames?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Purley on Thames costs £2,586 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Purley on Thames

    £2,586

    a month

    Average price
    £516,890
    Deposit
    £51,689
    Mortgage
    £465,201
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £103,378

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £593,296

Semi-detached

  • £480,166

Terraced

  • £363,045

Flats

  • £220,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Purley on Thames

Mostly detached houses

52%
24%
21%

How green is Purley on Thames?

Purley on Thames has 0 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 16 m² per resident, or 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Purley on Thames

    1.6%

    of the land is green space
    16 m² per resident, or 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    0 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Purley on Thames?

Purley on Thames has about 7.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,742 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Purley on Thames
7.6 people per football pitch of land · 2,742 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Purley on Thames?

Prices in Purley on Thames were down on a year earlier in 53 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 2.6% on a year earlier.

Purley on Thames53 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    £516,890

Change over 1 year

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    +£13,343

Change over ~10 years

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    +£52,715

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    52

Number of postcodes

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    125

Households (Census 2021)

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    1,755

Household density

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    1,055 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    4,560

Population density

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    2,742 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    16 m² per resident · less than 78% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    1.6%

Public parks

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    25 per 1,000 · Very Low

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    −10.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    6.4 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    JUL 2023 · £1,037,666

Most common price band

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    £500k – £1m · 46.7%

Detached average

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    £593,296

Semi-detached average

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    £480,166

Terraced average

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    £363,045

Flats average

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    £220,000

Detached share of sales

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    51.7%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    24.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    20.8%

Flats share of sales

  • Purley on Thames

    England / Berkshire / West Berkshire / Purley on Thames

    3.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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