CR8 1DJ
Last sold £235,000 in July 1998
55, Riddlesdown Road, Purley
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Price history in context
- Jul 1998 — £235,000
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 113 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
Facts
- Property type
- semi detached
- Tenure
- freehold
The life around it
- Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School is 1.1km away.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) is 477m away.
- Purley station is 659m away.
- Woodland is 1.1km away.
- The coast (coastline) is 14.7km away.
Broadband
- Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Purley, 659m away
- 22 min London
- 59 min Brighton
- 101 min Cambridge
- 104 min Oxford
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Nearby schools
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Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)is 477m away.
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Purley Nursery Schoolis 601m away.
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Cumnor House Schoolis 946m away.
Crime
Around average for England & Wales — 53 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
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Nearby sold homes
- 45, Riddlesdown Road, Purley — £400,000 (2005)
- 75a, Riddlesdown Road, Purley — £585,000 (2022)
- Allium House, 31, Flat 3, Riddlesdown Road, Purley — £300,000 (2024)
- 19, Riddlesdown Road, Purley — £215,000 (2000)
- 25, Riddlesdown Road, Purley — £340,000 (2003)
- 33, Riddlesdown Road, Purley — £225,000 (1998)
Planning activity nearby
- Conversion of garage to habitable room. Replacement of garage door with a window. — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- Non-material amendment (S96a) to planning permission ref. 25/00291/HSE for Demolition of… — Permitted, Apr 2026 source
- Use of existing dwelling-house (Use Class C3a) as supported living accommodation (Use… — Undecided, May 2026 source
- Alterations, demolition of existing side/front extension, swimming pool, outbuilding, and… — Permitted, May 2026 source
- T1 Horse chestnut - Raise crown to 3m (measured from pavement) to give head height… — Rejected, Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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