Walk Purley from Purley Rotary Field outwards and the inter-war pattern is obvious: 44% of the 7,502 households in CR8 live in flats, 56% in houses.
Owner-occupation runs at 64% in Purley, so alongside the 26% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are solid London stock brick in Purley, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — the reality on the streets around Purley Rotary Field, so the fixing that matters in Purley is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in CR8, fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body — which is why London Borough of Croydon kerb rules get settled before the van is loaded.
Anyone who knows Purley knows the pattern near Purley Rotary Field: a downland town at the foot of the Brighton Road hills, with big detached houses above. We plan the CR8 visit around it. Purley is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Steep hill roads with sharp turns; driveways on most residential streets. Nearest station is Purley (Southern), and one technician with a portable extraction machine and air mover on a single household booking; two technicians on HMO, student accommodation and serviced-apartment rounds where six or more mattresses are cleaned in a day.