Atalanta Close Purley, Croydon
9 addresses across 1 postcode (CR8), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20501891.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £761,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Croydon costs £2,600 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Purley, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Roundshaw Park, is about 50 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 101 to 103 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Keston Medical Practice, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £761,000 | £761,000 | £761,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £705,000 | £705,000 | £705,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £171,000 | £171,000 | £171,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2019 | 6 CR8 2JR | Detached | £761,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 1 CR8 2JR | Detached | £705,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2000 | 3 CR8 2JR | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 18 Jan 1996 | 7 CR8 2JR | Detached | £171,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 160 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Croydon in 2026-27: Band D £2,600 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,733 | £2,022 | £2,311 | £2,600 | £3,178 | £3,755 | £4,333 | £5,200 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 4, 6 & 8 Russell Hill: up to 30 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 140 & 142 Pampisford Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Palmerston House, 814 Brighton Road: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Palmerston House, 814 Brighton Road: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Beech House, 840 Brighton Road: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 150, Pampisford Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 29-35, Russell Hill: up to 106 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 852 - 854, Brighton Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 30 November 2026 to 21 December 2026: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 101 m and 103 m above sea level (102 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR8 2JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Purley 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Purley Oaks 481,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Reedham (London) 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edgehill Road Purley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kenley - Kenley Hotel | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | St Mary’s Wandsworth Pier Clapham Junction | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Silvermere Court, 10, CR8 | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ESB Energy Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.5 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 22.4 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Keston Medical Practice | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hobbs Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Purley Dental Care | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Hayling Down | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roundshaw Park 81 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 10 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 81 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Promenade de Verdun Memorial Landscape, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Promenade de Verdun Memorial Landscape | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Haling Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Round Shaw | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Purley Beeches | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Foxley Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Duppas Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Waddon Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Croydon: see them on the Croydon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thomas More Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 280 m | No published inspection |
| Purley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harris Academy Purley | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The John Fisher School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wallington Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Elphege's RC Junior School Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Elphege's RC Infants' School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Purley Oaks Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wilson's School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieve Together CR8 2JD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Lunchtime Company @ Margaret Roper Primary School CR8 2XP | School/college/university | 280 m | 4 Good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Margaret Roper Primary Breakfast And After School Club CR8 2XP | School/college/university | 280 m | 4 Good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Thomas More School CR8 2XP | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Russell Hill Lodge CR8 2LD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 4 Good | 29 May 2026 |
| Russell Hill Road Day Nursery CR8 2LD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Gresham Court CR8 2NG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2023 |
| Nibbld London CR8 2NH | Mobile caterer | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Thomas Franks Ltd At Cumnor Boys Nursery CR2 6DH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Purley Nursery School CR8 2NE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Fennies Under 5's Day Nursery CR8 2NL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Aspens Services At Christ Church C Of E Primary School CR8 2QE | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Purley Gardens Care Home CR8 2LF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hilldeane Road (3); On or near Overhill Road (2); On or near Gilliam Grove (2); On or near Atalanta Close (1); On or near Russell Green Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CR8 2JR: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ensign Close · Russell Green Close · Hillcrest Road · Coldharbour Lane · Russell Hill Road · Overhill Road · Gilliam Grove · Purley Way · Hilldeane Road · Hereward Avenue · Wyvern Road · Russell Hill Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.