Purley: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 72,000
• Coordinates: 51.3368° N, 0.1120° W
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 19 km (12 mi), straight line

Getting there

• London Gatwick Airport (LGW): 22 km (13 mi), straight line
• London City Airport (LCY): 22 km (14 mi), straight line
• London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 28 km (18 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Coulsdon: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
• South Croydon: 3.1 km (1.9 mi)
• Wallington: 4.2 km (2.6 mi)
• Carshalton: 5.2 km (3.2 mi)
• Croydon: 5.2 km (3.3 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Croydon, 5.2 km (3.3 mi)