Buying a home in CR8, Purley. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£535kmost £461k–£630k

Houses per m²£5,139flats £4,540

Sold last year2021,646 in five years

Prices in Croydon-3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR8 sold for £535,000 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £460,967 and £629,934, for about 96 m² of space.

202 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £192k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CR8 3 (£5,085) and the most in CR8 1 (£5,334).

Across Croydon, prices are down 3.3% on a year ago and down 0.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,858 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,440 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £107,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in CR8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£943,633	£618k–£1.06m	129 m²	7
2	£415,377	£373k–£478k	73 m²	171
3	£535,000	£461k–£630k	96 m²	509
4	£695,016	£596k–£804k	128 m²	207
5+	£859,050	£742k–£1.05m	182 m²	398

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£944k	£415k	£535k	£695k	£859k
Detached	£944k	£567k	£663k	£766k	£911k
Semi-detached	—	£444k	£535k	£610k	£688k
Terraced	—	£391k	£446k	£520k	£656k
Flats	£192k	£263k	£322k	£412k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CR8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CR8 1	£5,334	£4,881
CR8 2	£5,195	£4,495
CR8 3	£5,085	£4,885
CR8 4	£5,088	£4,509
CR8 5	£5,121	£4,260

Schools near CR8

Best state primary within 2 kmBeaumont Primary School90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmRiddlesdown Collegiate63.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%18 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CR2 South Croydon · 3 km3-bed house £519k CR5 Coulsdon · 3 km3-bed house £524k SM6 Wallington · 4 km3-bed house £571k CR6 Warlingham · 5 km3-bed house £535k CR0 Croydon · 5 km3-bed house £446k CR3 Caterham · 5 km3-bed house £477k SM5 Carshalton · 6 km3-bed house £562k SM7 Banstead · 6 km3-bed house £634k

Questions about CR8

Is CR8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Croydon are down 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (63.1% against 43.8%); 202 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CR8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR8 sold for £535,000 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £460,967 and £629,934.

How many homes sell in CR8 each year?

202 homes sold in the last year and 1,646 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near CR8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Beaumont Primary School, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CR8?

For a 3-bedroom house, CR0 (£446k, 5 km), CR3 (£477k, 5 km), CR7 (£437k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.