Purley

Croydon · London

Purley in Croydon is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 52 to 61 out of 100, with typical homes from £378,750 to £432,500.

In summary

Purley is remarkably uniform: its 2 neighbourhoods are separated by just 9 points, Purley North (52) to Purley Central (62). All 2 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £378,750 and £432,500.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,002a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)39

Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Purley

£409,250median home sold over the past year · -5.9% over 5 years · -3.1% over the year · 242 sales

Detached£730,000

Semi-detached£592,000

Terraced£425,000

Flat£268,000

Croydon£425,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Purley Central	2,624	62	£432,500
Purley North	3,268	52	£378,750

Postcode districts in Purley

CR2 CR5 CR8

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Purley.

Kenley Selsdon Wallington (Sutton) Carshalton (Sutton) Selhurst Addiscombe

“Purley” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Croydon — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Croydon.