5,404
Households
White Brit. · 48%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£445,000
Median property price
238
Postcodes
Sold prices in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
England & WalesProperty sales · Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
HM Land Registry · Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Average price
£472,627
YoY: +3.6%
Median price: £451,250
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £625,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£625k£504k£384k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
England & WalesCrime trends · Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -10%
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Flood risk in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
No high or medium flood zones in the sample
9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3
Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3
None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.
Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property
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Schools in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 19%
Attainment 8
50.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 43%
Attainment 8
46.8
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 2–13FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Amenities in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
GPs make up most of the mapped places
37 GPs · 26 Hospitals · 14 Libraries · 78 in all
- GPs37
- Hospitals26
- Libraries14
- Museums1
OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure
Overview of Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Coordinates51.3424, -0.1032
Postcodes
238
Population (Census)
13,790
Households (Census)
5,404
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Demographics in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Ethnicity
White Brit.47.8%
Indian8.9%
Other White8.4%
African6.0%
Caribbean5.2%
+ 9 other groups · 23.7%
Religion
Christian47.7%
No religion28.6%
Muslim8.1%
Hindu6.8%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4922.6%
50–6419.2%
25–3414.0%
65–748.6%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.1%
Other15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Any member 66+9.0%
All members 66+7.6%
+ 7 other households · 38.4%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.34 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.34 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Postcode Districts in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Postcodes in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
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