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Purley North

Middle area

West Croydon. 8,531 people in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Purley North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£374,533
2,282nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,053
3,464th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Purley North compares

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Median sale price45 middle areas, Croydon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from £230,000 to £745,000. The middle area is £424,486. Purley North is £374,533.
£374,53311th lowest
Population45 middle areas, Croydon · 2021
Population: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 6,198 to 12,798. The middle area is 8,530. Purley North is 8,053.
8,05319th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage45 middle areas, Croydon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 57.1% to 99.4%. The middle area is 91.8%. Purley North is 92.5%.
92.5%22nd highest
Claimant rate45 middle areas, Croydon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Croydon45 areas from 2.0% to 9.7%. The middle area is 6.3%. Purley North is 5.5%.
5.5%17th lowest

Figures for the whole of Croydon

These figures are published for the whole of Croydon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Croydon and not Purley North alone. See Croydon

Average house price
£390,041
Down 3.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,326
60th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.8×
96th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.6
106th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Purley North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Purley North was £374,533 in 2025.

Purley North had 8,053 usual residents at the census.

In Purley North, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Purley North, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.