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The average house price in Purley Ward is £509,124 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 7.9%.

England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon

Purley Ward

£509,124

Average price, last 12 months

−7.9% in a year

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What does each type of home cost?

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

Detached

  • £841,573

Semi-detached

  • £621,551

Terraced

  • £472,207

Flats

  • £268,575

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Purley Ward

Mostly flats

25%
19%
14%
42%

How do all the numbers compare?

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

Latest 12-month average

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    £509,124

Change over 1 year

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    −£43,707

Change over ~10 years

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    +£18,232

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    163

Homes sold vs previous 12 months

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    −72

Number of postcodes

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    1,093

Households (Census 2021)

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    6,028

Household density

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    3,725 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    15,437

Population density

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    9,539 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    9 m² per resident · less than 89% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    3.4%

Public parks

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    2

Peak month

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    JAN 2022 · £871,045

Most common price band

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    £500k – £1m · 62.3%

Detached average

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    £841,573

Semi-detached average

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    £621,551

Terraced average

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    £472,207

Flats average

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    £268,575

Detached share of sales

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    25.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    19.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    14.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Purley Ward

    England / Greater London / London Borough of Croydon / Purley Ward

    41.6%

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.

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