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On Hereward Avenue, in Purley Central
What it's like at CR8 2NN: every home that has sold on Hereward Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hereward Avenue; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 22 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Hereward AvenueDetached | Jul 2012 | £485,000 | 150 m² | £3,233/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Hereward AvenueDetached | May 2002 | £349,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Hereward AvenueDetached | Aug 2007 | £458,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Hereward AvenueDetached | Nov 2007 | £440,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Hereward AvenueDetached | Dec 2019 | £575,000 | 113 m² | £5,088/m² | 1 |
| 8, Hereward AvenueDetached | Nov 2022 | £808,000 | 99 m² | £8,162/m² | 3 |
| 9, Hereward AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2024 | £710,000 | 107 m² | £6,636/m² | 1 |
| 10, Hereward AvenueDetached | Nov 2017 | £647,500 | 143 m² | £4,528/m² | 2 |
| 11, Hereward AvenueDetached | Jan 2021 | £660,000 | 108 m² | £6,111/m² | 3 |
| 12, Hereward AvenueDetached | Sept 2005 | £367,500 | 146 m² | £2,517/m² | 2 |
| 13, Hereward AvenueDetached | Mar 2000 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Hereward AvenueDetached | Jan 2025 | £675,000 | 108 m² | £6,250/m² | 1 |
| 15, Hereward AvenueDetached | Jun 2021 | £642,500 | 118 m² | £5,445/m² | 1 |
| 16, Hereward AvenueDetached | Nov 2014 | £645,000 | 144 m² | £4,479/m² | 4 |
| 18, Hereward AvenueDetached | Feb 2018 | £530,000 | 144 m² | £3,681/m² | 1 |
| 19, Hereward AvenueDetached | Oct 1998 | £190,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Hereward AvenueDetached | Oct 2014 | £565,000 | 122 m² | £4,631/m² | 1 |
| 21, Hereward AvenueDetached | Jun 2020 | £810,000 | 106 m² | £7,642/m² | 2 |
| 22, Hereward AvenueDetached | Aug 2023 | £885,000 | 186 m² | £4,758/m² | 3 |
| 23, Hereward AvenueDetached | Jul 2019 | £780,000 | 130 m² | £6,000/m² | 2 |
| 24, Hereward AvenueDetached | Nov 2020 | £805,000 | 197 m² | £4,086/m² | 2 |
| 25, Hereward AvenueDetached | Mar 2021 | £590,000 | 150 m² | £3,933/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Purley, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 2.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Gilliam Grove, 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 289, 439); 226 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 11% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 19 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley), a few minutes' walk (350 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thomas More Catholic School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 42.1 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Riddlesdown Collegiate (2.3 km) and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilson's School (2.4 km) and Wallington High School for Girls (2.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 350 m away; Oxfam Purley (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Keston Medical Practice (200 m), with Hobbs Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Ghost Hair is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Croydon University Hospital, 5.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 29 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Christ Church Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Pear Tree Purley the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 105 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 42% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 579 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rotary Field, 150 m away; for exercise, 87 Fight (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.8 µg/m³).
54 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Croydon South constituency: Chris Philp MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,313 (4.7%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Conservative 40%, Labour 35%, Liberal Democrat 9%, Reform UK 8%.
35 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CR8 2NN →
For holidays, London Gatwick is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hereward Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 84.5% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.8% | 8.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.4% | 4.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 46 min
Nearest: Chelsea Harbour Pier · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.