Purley Bury is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1983. House. 4 related planning applications.
Purley Bury
- WRENN ID
- rough-steel-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South MP: Chris Philp (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- Purley Bury, Lexington Court, CR8 1JA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 323 619
- Coordinates
- 51.34157, -0.1015
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century house with later additions, situated off Purley Bury Avenue. It originally comprised two spans and is rendered. The house is two storeys high, featuring three sash windows on the front elevation. A 19th-century porch has been added. The roof is slated and has a mansard form with two dormers. The south front has three unequal bays, including a French window on the ground floor and sash windows above. A two-bay extension to the east features a projecting canted bay window on the ground floor, also with a slated roof. A substantial range of 18th and 19th-century outbuildings are located to the east, constructed of red brick and colourwashed. An old conservatory with a curved glazed roof is located on the south side. The house is notable for its historical connection to John Horne Tooke, a politician and writer who authored "The Diversions of Purley" and resided here.
Local climate
Purley Bury receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 17 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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