What is the median price paid for a home in CR8?

The median price paid in CR8 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £481,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £777,500 for detached houses, £567,500 for semi-detached houses, £419,298 for terraced houses and £295,000 for flats.

How many homes were sold in CR8 in the last year?

There were 346 standard sales in CR8 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 94 detached houses, 93 semi-detached houses, 46 terraced houses and 113 flats.

What are the transport links in CR8?

The nearest railway station is Purley at about 0.1 miles from the centre, followed by Riddlesdown and Reedham at about 0.6 miles each and Purley Oaks at about 0.9 miles. The nearest motorway junction is M23 junction 7 (Hooley) at about 4 miles and central London is about 12 miles away in a straight line.

What schools are near CR8?

There are 5 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) at about 0.4 miles. The nearest secondary school is Thomas More Catholic School at about 0.6 miles, followed by Harris Academy Purley at about 1.1 miles.

How many estate agent branches are in CR8?

There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in the CR8 postcode district.

Estate agents in CR8

CR8 is a postcode district in Croydon, home to about 32,307 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 346 standard sales there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £481,000.

House prices in CR8

Median sale price in CR8: £481,000

Homes sold in CR8, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes	346 sales, median £481,000
Detached	94 sales, median £777,500
Semi-detached	93 sales, median £567,500
Terraced	46 sales, median £419,298
Flats and maisonettes	113 sales, median £295,000

Across Croydon the average price was £394,224 in May 2026, down 1.0% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

Purley station is about 0.1 miles from the centre of CR8, with Riddlesdown and Reedham both about 0.6 miles away and Purley Oaks about 0.9 miles away. The A22, A23, A235, A2022 and A237 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M23 junction 7 (Hooley) at about 4 miles and M25 junction 7 (Merstham) at about 5 miles. London Gatwick Airport is about 13 miles away and London City Airport is about 14 miles away. Central London is about 12 miles from the district in a straight line.

Schools in and near CR8

Five primary schools lie within about 1.2 miles of the centre. Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is a Church of England school about 0.4 miles away and Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School is about 0.6 miles away. Secondary options include Thomas More Catholic School with a sixth form about 0.6 miles away and Harris Academy Purley about 1.1 miles away. The John Fisher School (boys only) is about 1.2 miles away. Independent schools include St David's School about 0.5 miles away and Cumnor House School (boys only) about 0.8 miles away. Abingdon House School Purley is a special school about 0.4 miles away. Croydon College is about 2.6 miles away.

Living in CR8

CR8 is an urban district in or beside the built-up area of Croydon with about 32,000 residents. There are more than 150 shops, including a Tesco Extra about 0.3 miles from the centre and more than 15 convenience stores. For food and drink there are at least five pubs with the Jolly Farmers the nearest at about 0.2 miles, plus more than 10 cafés and more than 15 restaurants. At least three doctors' surgeries serve the area with Woodcote Medical the nearest at about 0.6 miles. Several pharmacies and a number of dentists are within reach, with Boots about 0.2 miles away. Purley War Memorial Hospital is about 0.3 miles away while Croydon University Hospital, which has an emergency department, is about 3.7 miles. Purley Library is about 0.4 miles away and Purley Post Office about 0.3 miles. Several named parks include Rotary Field and The Glade, both about 0.4 miles from the centre.

A short history of CR8

Russell Hill was known as Beggar's Thorn or Beggar's Bush from at least the 10th century. Purley takes its name from an estate recorded about 1200, when the abbot of the monastery of St Peter near Winchester granted it to William de Pirelea. The name probably meant a clearing where pear trees grew. In 1866 a school for warehousemen, clerks and drapers was built at Russell Hill, which was named after John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. William Webb bought farmland in the 1880s and developed the Webb Estate. Purley joined Croydon Rural District in 1894 and formed an urban district with Coulsdon in 1915. Rapid growth followed in the 1920s and 1930s. An air raid on 15 August 1940 destroyed factories near Croydon Airport and killed over sixty civilians. In 1965 the area passed to the London Borough of Croydon. Six listed buildings, all Grade II, lie nearby.

Sport and leisure

The Phoenix Centre is the sports centre named in the area, alongside Surrey Health & Racquets Club and Croygas Sports Club. Kenley Sports Club covers bridge, cricket and field hockey and Sanderstead Cricket and Hockey Club covers cricket and hockey. Tennis is played at Reedham Park Tennis Club, Purley Bury Tennis Club, Riddlesdown Tennis Club and Sanderstead Lawn Tennis Club. Purley Bury Bowling Club offers bowls and St. Paul's Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club covers croquet and tennis. Golf courses include Croham Hurst, Coulsdon Manor, Woodcote Park and Purley Downs. South London Harriers Club House is listed for running. Open space includes Bourne Park, Kenley Common, Farthing Downs, Croham Hurst and Riddlesdown, with Dollypers Hill Nature Reserve nearby. Playgrounds are mapped across the area. Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing is the gym.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in CR8?: The median price paid in CR8 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £481,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £777,500 for detached houses, £567,500 for semi-detached houses, £419,298 for terraced houses and £295,000 for flats.
How many homes were sold in CR8 in the last year?: There were 346 standard sales in CR8 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 94 detached houses, 93 semi-detached houses, 46 terraced houses and 113 flats.
What are the transport links in CR8?: The nearest railway station is Purley at about 0.1 miles from the centre, followed by Riddlesdown and Reedham at about 0.6 miles each and Purley Oaks at about 0.9 miles. The nearest motorway junction is M23 junction 7 (Hooley) at about 4 miles and central London is about 12 miles away in a straight line.
What schools are near CR8?: There are 5 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre, the nearest being Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) at about 0.4 miles. The nearest secondary school is Thomas More Catholic School at about 0.6 miles, followed by Harris Academy Purley at about 1.1 miles.
How many estate agent branches are in CR8?: There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in the CR8 postcode district.

Areas near CR8

CR2
CR90
CR5
CR3
CR9
SM6
CR7
CR0

CR8 is in Croydon.

Estate agents near CR8

Andrews PurleyCroydon CR8 2BP0.3 miles
Cubitt & WestCroydon CR8 2BP0.3 miles
David Bright EstatesCroydon CR8 2BQ0.3 miles
Remax Property CentreCroydon CR8 2BQ0.3 miles
MannCroydon CR8 2BP0.3 miles
Frost Estate AgentsCroydon CR8 2HA0.3 miles
TownendsCroydon CR8 2LP0.3 miles
Bairstow EvesCroydon CR8 2HA0.3 miles
ShineRocksCroydon CR8 2LE0.3 miles
Heritage Estates LondonCroydon CR8 4EX0.7 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of CR8.