Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Strong on transport, with higher house prices
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown at a glance
- House prices
- £499,900
- Higher prices88th percentile
- Schools
- 70th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 85th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 59.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle57th percentile
- Flood risk
- 10% of the area in flood zones
- Middle70th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown a good place to live?
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Croydon below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 59.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 57th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
House prices
- Median sale price
- £499,900
- Percentile
- 88th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 93 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Schools
70th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Flood risk
10% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.9% of the area. That is the 70th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Transport
85th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown a good place to live?
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown safe?
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown ranks in the 57th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown?
The median sale price was £499,900 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 88th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown?
Schools rank in the 70th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown?
Nearby public profiles include Shirley North in Croydon and Park Hill & Whitgift in Croydon.
