Overview
Bairstow Eves is an estate and letting agent based at 2-3 The Exchange, Purley Road, Purley, CR8 2HA. It is part of Connells Group, one of 1,382 Connells Group offices on the register. The registered business name is Countrywide Estate Agents Limited. Companies House number 00789476. It has been trading since 1964-01-27. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the Find a Local Agent score it ranks 5th of 81 estate agent offices in Croydon (2026-10-19).
Between 2024 and 2025 our market records place Bairstow Eves in 6 local agent league tables on 8 occasions. At its best it ranked 2nd of 20+ agents in CR8 (September 2025), with 37 homes for sale of 433 in the area (9% share). In the most recent capture (September 2025) it was 16th of 66 in Sanderstead with 6 homes, a 2% share.
Homes in the CR8 postcode district sold for a median £481,000 across 308 sales in the last 12 months. Across Croydon the average price is £390,041 (July 2026), +5.7% over ten years and 5.6× its January 1995 level. Since 1995 the median sold price in CR8 has moved from £95,000 to £482,000 across 17,914 recorded sales. 26 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in CR8.
Market position and ranking
5/81 in Croydon on the Agent Score (90/100, provisional: 25% data) · 1 of 8 in CR8 · 5 of 81 in Croydon · 82 of 1,694 in London
How Bairstow Eves has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from the register’s historical market records between 2024 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderstead | 2025-09 | 16of 66 | 6of 309 | 2% |
| CR8 | 2025-09 | 2of 20+ | 37of 433 | 9% |
| Coulsdon | 2025-09 | 3of 115 | 37of 648 | 6% |
| Hooley | 2024-12 | 2of 18 | 2of 25 | 8% |
| CR5 | 2024-12 | 8of 20+ | 6of 183 | 3% |
| Purley | 2024-12 | 8of 135 | 23of 896 | 3% |
The Sanderstead market it trades in
66 agents advertising 309 homes, average asking price £498,733, 24 new in the previous 14 days. Recorded 2025-09-05.
All homes for sale in Sanderstead
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Sanderstead
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnard Marcus17 Selsdon Road, SOUTH CROYDON, Surrey, CR2 6PY | 27 | 9% |
| 2 | Barnard MarcusStation Approach, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0PL | 21 | 7% |
| 3 | Frost Estate Agents1 Purley Road, Purley, CR8 2HA | 20 | 6% |
| 4 | Bairstow EvesSouth End, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1BJ | 12 | 4% |
| 5 | Martin & CoBrighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EF | 12 | 4% |
| 6 | Paul MeakinLimpsfield Road, Sanderstead, Surrey CR2 9LA | 12 | 4% |
| 7 | FoxtonsHigh Street, Croydon, CR0 1YA | 10 | 3% |
| 8 | John Dallas Estate AgentsSanderstead Road, South Croydon, CR2 0PE | 10 | 3% |
| 9 | Pollard MachinLimpsfield Road, South Croydon, CR2 9LA | 10 | 3% |
| 10 | Hubbard Torlot335 Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 9BY | 9 | 3% |
| 11 | TruuliThe Lansdowne Building,2 Lansdowne Road,Croydon,CR9 2ER | 9 | 3% |
| 12 | Cubitt & West917 Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2BP | 8 | 3% |
| 13 | haart121 South End, South Croydon, CR0 1BJ | 8 | 3% |
| 14 | Daniel Adams - Coulsdon147 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2NJ | 7 | 2% |
| 15 | Folklands Ltd362 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6AL | 7 | 2% |
| 16 | Bairstow Eves2-3 The Exchange Purley Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2HA | 6 | 2% |
| 17 | LOFT Estate AgentsHigh Street, Purley, CR8 2AF | 6 | 2% |
| 18 | PurplebricksPurplebricks, 146 Freston Road,, London,, W10 6TR | 6 | 2% |
| 19 | Move RevolutionGlebe Close, LINGFIELD, Surrey, RH7 6AX | 5 | 2% |
| 20 | Choices41-43 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EB | 4 | 1% |
Stock on the market
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Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
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The local market
Average prices across Croydon since January 1995, and what has sold in CR8 in the last year. Croydon averages £390,041 in July 2026, -0.2% over five years and +5.7% over ten.
Average house price, Croydon
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Croydon
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sold prices in CR8 since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in CR8
17,914 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in CR8
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in CR8
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, CR8 | £481,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 308 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £780,000 | Semi-detached | £568,750 |
| Terraced | £419,297 | Flat | £290,000 |
Other agents in CR8
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Streets Ahead | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 21recorded 2025 |
| Loft Estate Agents Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 20today |
| Frost Estate Agents | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 12today |
| Bairstow Eves | Estate agentConnells Group | 7recorded 2025 |
| Shinerocks | Estate agentIndependent | 3today |
| Cubitt & West | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1recorded 2025 |
| 4Homeowners Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| My Property Pal | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Andrews | Estate agentAndrews Property Group | — |
| Charles Jane Property Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| David Bright Estates (Purley) Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Ferguson Investments London Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| HERITAGE ESTATES LONDON LIMITED | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Icona Asset Management | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Ivey Property Management | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Margaret Collins Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Nicole Kirk Powered by eXp | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Of the Land Properties Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Pembury Properties Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| SUPERIOR SERVICED APARTMENTS LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
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Other Bairstow offices
47 other offices share the website bairstowevescountrywide.co.uk. Connells Group has 1,382 offices on the register in total.
- Bairstow EvesBabergh CO10 2EQ
- Bairstow EvesBarking and Dagenham IG11 8EA
- Bairstow EvesBarking and Dagenham RM10 8QS
- Bairstow EvesBarnet N12 8PR
- Bairstow EvesBasildon CM12 9AH
- Bairstow EvesBasildon SS14 1ET
- Bairstow EvesBasildon SS14 3JT
- Bairstow EvesBraintree CM8 2AR
- Bairstow EvesBrentwood CM14 4AB
- Bairstow EvesBromley TN16 3BA
- Bairstow EvesCanterbury CT1 2TG
- BridgfordsCounty Durham DH1 3AA
- Bairstow EvesCroydon CR8 5JD
- Bairstow EvesCroydon CR0 1LG
- Bairstow EvesCroydon CR0 1BJ
- Bairstow EvesCroydon CR2 8LB
- Bairstow EvesCroydon SW16 4AQ
- Bairstow EvesCroydon CR0 8TJ
- Bairstow EvesEnfield N18 2QH
- Bairstow EvesEnfield N14 5BP
- Bairstow EvesEpping Forest IG7 6PL
- Bairstow EvesFolkestone and Hythe CT20 2BL
- Bairstow EvesHavering RM12 4RN
- Bairstow EvesHavering RM13 9YS
- Bairstow EvesHavering RM5 3NX
- Bairstow EvesHavering RM11 1RH
- Bairstow EvesHavering RM1 1TE
- Bairstow EvesMaidstone ME14 1PS
- Bairstow EvesMaldon CM0 8BQ
- BridgfordsNewcastle upon Tyne NE1 6AG
- BridgfordsNewcastle upon Tyne NE3 1HA
- Bairstow EvesNewham E15 1NS
- Bairstow EvesNewham E6 2JA
- BridgfordsNorthumberland NE20 9NH
- Bairstow EvesRedbridge IG8 0XG
- Bairstow EvesRedbridge IG6 2AD
- Bairstow EvesRedbridge E11 2RJ
- Bairstow EvesRochford SS6 7BY
- BridgfordsSunderland NE38 7SD
- Bairstow EvesSwale ME10 4AJ
- Bairstow EvesTandridge CR3 6LB
- Bairstow EvesTendring CO15 1SD
- Bairstow EvesThurrock RM16 6EW
- Bairstow EvesThurrock RM15 5EH
- Bairstow EvesThurrock RM17 5HJ
- Bairstow EvesWaltham Forest E17 3AL
- Bairstow EvesWandsworth SW11 1JA
Company history
- Incorporated as Countrywide Estate Agents Limited (Companies House 00789476)
- Nower, Michael Charles appointed director
- Head, Gillian resigned
- Lansley, Michael Anthony resigned
- May, John Michael resigned
- Snoxell, David Ralph resigned
- Creffield, Derek Platts resigned
- Ekins, Anthony Howard resigned
- Nower, Michael Charles resigned
- Hill, Harry Douglas resigned
- Fitzjohn, Gerald Roy resigned
- Oakwood Corporate Secretary Limited appointed corporate secretary
- First appears in our market records (CR5)
- Rosindale, Christopher Ashley appointed director
- Best recorded league position: 2nd in CR8
- Simpson, Jonathan Lee appointed director
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Corporate Secretary Limited | corporate secretary | 2013-11-08 | |
| Rosindale, Christopher Ashley | director | 2025-01-20 | |
| Simpson, Jonathan Lee | director | 2026-07-31 | |
| Creffield, Derek Platts | director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| Ekins, Anthony Howard | director | — | 2007-06-20 |
| Fitzjohn, Gerald Roy | director | — | 2010-05-31 |
| Head, Gillian | secretary | — | 1992-11-27 |
| Hill, Harry Douglas | director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| Lansley, Michael Anthony | director | — | 1992-12-23 |
| May, John Michael | director | — | 1994-06-10 |
| Snoxell, David Ralph | director | — | 1995-01-16 |
| Nower, Michael Charles | director | 1991-07-11 | 2007-12-31 |
| Creffield, Derek Platts | secretary | 1992-11-27 | 2001-03-30 |
| Crew, Anthony Brian | director | 1995-01-16 | 2005-04-16 |
| Scarff, Robert Alan | director | 1999-03-16 | 2015-05-29 |
| Sutaria, Ethan | director | 1999-03-16 | 1999-12-31 |
| Fletcher, David Beaumont | director | 2000-04-27 | 2000-06-16 |
| Reynolds, Jennifer | director | 2001-03-30 | 2009-12-29 |
| Tate, Nicholas David | secretary | 2001-03-30 | 2006-07-12 |
| Ansell, Michael Lee | director | 2002-01-02 | 2010-12-31 |
Source: Companies House, company 00789476; Find a Local Agent historical market records.
Questions and answers
Is Bairstow Eves a leading agent in Sanderstead?
Our records rank it 16th of 66 agents in Sanderstead by homes for sale in September 2025, with 2% of local stock.
How long has Bairstow Eves been trading?
Since 1964-01-27, about 62 years.
Who owns Bairstow Eves?
It is part of Connells Group.
Which redress scheme is Bairstow Eves a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Bairstow Eves?
A median £481,000 in CR8 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 308 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Find a Local Agent historical market records (town league tables) | 8 snapshots, 2024–2025 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | CR8, 1995 to 2026, 17,914 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Croydon, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | CR8, last 12 months |
| Companies House (free company data product) | 00789476, Active |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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