325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Ward · E05011477

Ward
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Council
Croydon
Region
London
Country
England
Constituency
Croydon South
Police
Metropolitan Police

House prices

£903k£452k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £725k +3.9% +473% +71%
Semi-detached £568k -6.5% +473% 2.0×
Terraced £484k -7.9% +468% +96%
Flat £282k -5.9% +492% +18%

Median sale prices in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Thomas More Catholic School 0.7 mi Non-sel 42.1 38%
Harris Academy Purley 1.0 mi Non-sel 46.8 51%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,547
1 bed £1,237
2 bed £1,538
3 bed £1,813
4+ bed £2,620

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 3,177
Violence & sexual offences 950
Burglary 156
Anti-social behaviour 577

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 1.0 mi
PARKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE GP practice 1.1 mi
WOODCOTE MEDICAL GP practice 1.4 mi
HALING PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 1.5 mi
VIOLET LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 2.2 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Purley Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Purley Rail Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Purley Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Riddlesdown Rail station 0.5 mi
Riddlesdown Rail station 0.6 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Tube stations

StationDistance
Morden 8.5 mi

Tube station data from Transport for London. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 96.3%
Gigabit 86.3%
Full fibre (FTTP) 50.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 97.0%
Indoor voice (all) 98.3%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
average (lo–hi)
Overall68% (28–95)
Income57% (24–94)
Employment62% (23–89)
Education76% (49–97)
Health77% (41–96)
Crime70% (12–92)
Housing & services62% (38–82)
Living environment37% (11–65)

Your MP

Rt Hon Chris Philp MP

Conservative

Croydon South

chris.philp.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.chrisphilp.com/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Purley Bury Bowling Club Sports facility 0.4 mi
Purley Bury Bowling Club Sports facility 0.3 mi
Purley Bury Tennis Club Sports facility 0.3 mi
Purley Bury Bowling Club Sports facility 0.4 mi
Purley Bury Tennis Club Sports facility 0.4 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Purley Bury II 0.6 mi
Purley United Reformed Church, Formerly Purley Congregational Church II 1.1 mi
Purley Library Including Forecourt Wall II 1.0 mi
Riddlesdown War Memorial II 0.8 mi
Russell Hill Schools (thomas More School for Boys), Main Building II 1.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 25,355
Total registered 28,235
Dormant 330
New (last year) 4,621
New (last 5 years) 14,381

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 12
NO₂ 12
NOₓ 16

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian —
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 843,600,000
Cars & taxis 665,500,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 3

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
The Serpentine - Hyde Park 14.5 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,478

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 17.9%
Aged 16–64 60.7%
Aged 65+ 21.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 61.1%
Asian 20.8%
Black 9.3%
Mixed 6.8%
Other 2.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 90.4%
Social rented 2.3%
Private rented 7.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 55.3%
Semi-detached 34.2%
Terraced 3.4%
Flat / maisonette 7.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 10.5%
1 car or van 46.5%
2+ cars or vans 43.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 63.2%
Unemployed 4.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 7.9%
Degree or above 56.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 62.0%
Smoking prevalence 12.6%
Infant mortality 2.6

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.