Purley & Woodcote
A ward in Croydon. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Croydon, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Purley & Woodcote is its broadband and house prices.
Broadband in Purley & Woodcote
78% gigabit· 93% superfast
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024
Typical home in Purley & Woodcote
£470,000
Median price paid, feeds the buyer estimate below.
ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023
House prices in Purley & Woodcote over time
Median house price: +54% over Dec 2013–Mar 2023
Dec 2013: £305,000; Dec 2014: £325,000; Dec 2015: £350,000; Dec 2016: £397,500; Dec 2017: £475,000; Dec 2018: £401,250; Dec 2019: £425,000; Dec 2020: £445,000; Dec 2021: £442,500; Dec 2022: £470,000; Mar 2023: £470,000
ONS HPSSA · median price paid by ward · year-ending, annual
The monthly cost across Croydon
The breakdown is the same for every ward in Croydon. The buyer view is seeded with Purley & Woodcote's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.
£445/mo more than the sample average
What's in that number
The detail
Rent
ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04
Council tax
See all bands (A–H)Hide bands
| Band A | £137.80/mo |
| Band B | £160.77/mo |
| Band C | £183.74/mo |
| Band D (headline) | £206.71/mo |
| Band E | £252.64/mo |
| Band F | £298.58/mo |
| Band G | £344.51/mo |
| Band H | £413.41/mo |
MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26
Energy
Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06
Water
Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26
Broadband
Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07
Insurance
IndicativeConfused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1
No surprises, promise.
These are estimates, not quotes. Real figures vary by property and provider. We show our sources so you can check our working.