HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley as measuring 1,040 m².

That makes it the 17th largest plot in the postcode, where all 32 other houses have recorded plot data.

5, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Aug 2020.

The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 5, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley completed on 20th August 2021 at £740,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.

Values of comparable properties have dropped by 19.3% over the period since August 2021.

• Sold Aug 2021£740,000

Since 2007 174 properties similar to 5, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley have sold within a radius of 1.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 19th January 2026, was 64, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BD, a freehold house which sold for £860,000.

Read more about house prices in CR8.

• Sold Jan 2026£860,000 | 4 Bed House64, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BD64, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BD
• Sold Dec 2025£805,000 | 4 Bed House209, Woodcote Road, Purley, CR8 3PB209, Woodcote Road, Purley, CR8 3PB
• Sold Sep 2025£875,000 | 4 Bed House1, Linden Way, Purley, CR8 3PH1, Linden Way, Purley, CR8 3PH
• Sold Jun 2025£880,000 | 5 Bed House29, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE29, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE
• Sold Feb 2025£819,000 | 4 Bed House90, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BE90, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BE
• Sold Dec 2024£805,000 | 5 Bed House140, Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3NE140, Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3NE
• Sold Jul 2024£1,150,000 | 5 Bed House147, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BN147, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BN
• Sold Nov 2023£600,000 | 5 Bed House70, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BD70, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BD
• Sold Jul 2023£875,000 | 4 Bed House11, Little Woodcote Lane, Purley, CR8 3PZ11, Little Woodcote Lane, Purley, CR8 3PZ
• Sold Dec 2022£1,200,000 | 5 Bed House70, Green Lane, Purley, CR8 3PJ70, Green Lane, Purley, CR8 3PJ
• Sold Aug 2022£945,000 | 5 Bed House15, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE15, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE
• Sold Dec 2021£895,000 | 4 Bed House7A, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE7A, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE
• Sold Mar 2020£925,000 | 5 Bed House8A, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DA8A, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DA
• Sold Oct 2019£750,000 | 5 Bed House12, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DA12, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DA
• Sold Aug 2019£1,000,000 | 4 Bed House47, Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3JJ47, Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3JJ
• Sold Jun 2019£820,000 | 4 Bed House143, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BN143, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, CR8 3BN
• Sold Jan 2016£725,000 | 5 Bed House3, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE3, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE
• Sold Jan 2015£620,000 | 5 Bed House24, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DA24, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DA
• Sold Jun 2013£685,000 | 5 Bed House5A, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE5A, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE
• Sold Aug 2007£455,000 | 4 Bed House31, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE31, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8 3DE

Of the 143 addresses on Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley, CR8, 5, Smitham Bottom Lane, Purley comes out as the 40th largest and the 48th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £327k more expensive than the average property across the CR8 district.

• Woodcote Primary School

  800 m away
• Beaumont Primary School

  1.6 km away
• Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School

  1.7 km away

• Woodcote High School

  600 m away
• The John Fisher School

  1.1 km away
• Wallington High School for Girls

  1.4 km away

• Reedham (London)

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  1.3 km away
• Coulsdon Town

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  1.6 km away
• Purley

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  1.9 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.