Homes, property and moving to Shirley Hills in Croydon.

Living in Shirley Hills

Shirley Hills is Croydon’s premier residential address, with both Addington hills and Croham hurst as close neighbours, these historic and popular open spaces offer a truly country feel, with varied seasonal changes of colourful heather, birch, oak and pine, a variety of birds and other wildlife, with excellent walks and a spectacular view of London from the viewpoint outside the Royal Garden Chinese restaurant.

Shirley Hills is part of the historic town of Croydon, situated to the south of London. Croydon is of course a very popular location for those who commute into central London and has a huge amount to offer in the way of history, entertainment and the arts, with institutions such as the major arts and entertainment centre, Fairfield Halls, adding to the vibrancy of the borough. The area is currently going through a large regeneration project to include the Westfield shopping centre, due for completion by 2018.

Properties in Shirley Hills

Approached from Shirley Hills road, Shirley Hills is a truly unique and exclusive area with just four private roads, the most famous being Bishops Walk, with some houses offering spectacular views across Addington Palace golf course. Other roads include Birch Hill, Pine Coombe and Sprucedale gardens. Properties are rarely available to purchase in the area, with prices ranging between around £1,250,000 and £3,000,000 depending on size and condition.

Schools and other amenities

The surrounding area is well known for many excellent state and private schools including Parkhill Infant and Junior School, St Peter’s Primary School, Archbishop Tenison’s C of E High School, Coloma Convent Girls School to name but a few. In the private sector there is Elmhurst School for Boys, Royal Russell Independent co-educational school for pupils aged 3 to 18 years, Old Palace, an Independent day school for girls aged 4 to 18 years, Trinity School, an independent school for boys aged from 10 years and welcomes girls in the 6th form and Whitgift School, an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 10 to 18 years.

Croydon town centre offers a huge selection of shops and restaurants and coming very soon to Croydon is a brand new Westfield Shopping Centre. South Croydon is famous for the quantity and variety of restaurants it offers and the Popular Surrey Street Market situated in the heart of the old town is a market open 6 days a week with a variety of stalls selling a range of produce and products.

If its arts and culture that interests you look no further than the Fairfield Halls within which the Ashcroft Theatre, Concert Hall, Arnhem Gallery and the New Studio offers a fabulous selection of Plays, Ballet, concerts, music, Art and much more. The tram service stops at nearby Lloyd Park, route 3.

The Addington golf club was designed in 1912 by John Frederick Abercromby, Addington Palace, an 18th century grade 2 listed mansion offers excellent conference and banqueting facilities, a health and country club and is used as a popular wedding venue. Addington Palace and the Addington Golf Club are ranked in Golf world’s top 100 courses in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Transport Links

Shirley Hills is well placed for accessing Gatwick and Heathrow Airports and the South Coast. East Croydon main line station provides excellent services to London main line stations in 18 and 21 minutes and Gatwick Airport between 15 and 32 minutes. There is also a main line station at South Croydon.

About us

ShineRocks Estate Agents was founded in Purley more than 20 years ago. As a leading authority both on the area and in the property industry, we’re proud to sell quality homes in the £300,000 to £3,000,000+ bracket, while simultaneously offering the highest levels of service and timely communication to our many valued clients.

If you would like us to value your home, please call us on 020 8660 2010 or send an e-mail to enquiries@shinerocks.co.uk

Recent Testimonials

Hi Caire, Can you say a massive 'thank you' to Paul for coming to see me. He really gave me some things to think about that had just not crossed my mind. Swapping the bathroom and middle bedroom and adding a bathroom to the main bed room made so much sense, I've got Alan coming over on Saturday to cost it up! I'll definitely...

We have recently purchased a property through shinerocks and can honestly say the service we received from Claire was exceptional. She kept us updated regularly and liaised tirelessly between solicitors, vendors and the other agents in what became a difficult and frustrating chain. She was both professional and personable, and we always felt...

M & C

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Mr and Mrs W

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank you for your assistance and facilitation of the purchase of our property, and I would relish the opportunity to work with you again in future endeavours.

Just want to say a big thank you for all your help and support. I know you were not our estate agent but we really felt supported and coached through the whole process and I can't thank you enough.

M, J &A

Paul, Claire and all the team at ShineRocks have always acted with the utmost professionalism and in my experience have been the best estate agency I have ever encountered.

Mr D

Dear Claire, Thank you so much for making our dream home come true. Invitation to the house warming is guaranteed! Much Love

R & N

Hi the ShineRocks Team Would like to say thank you for a great service in completing on our house. We are totally blessed, we feel so lucky. Your team with friendly voices were very proactive in updating us. Paul you have a good team around and to say the least, you have some charm. You are a very nice bunch of people to...

L M

We would like to also comment upon the superb level of professionalism shown by the staff at ShineRocks. Having been to other block bookings we must say that this one was handled to so well. Additionally the advice given regarding parking was most helpful. We will certainly keep an eye out for other properties marketed by you. Kindest...

Mr and Mrs H

Dear Paul How very happy I am to be the lucky chap that has been given the privilege to buy and live in the elegant property. Thank you again for the excellent service provided by ShineRocks. Yours sincerely

Mr R

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Mrs A

Dear Paul This is amazing! Thank you and your team very much. Whatever happens now, I know that you all did a fantastic job in achieving this - its unbelievable. Many thanks Kindest regards

Mrs D

Terrific news. Thank you Paul. With all thanks for your support and help during this process. All best wishes

Mr H

Thank you so much for all your help with our house move. We appreciate the hard work you put in to finally get us to an exchange date. Your calm approach and sense of humour throughout really helped. Thanks again,

Mr and Mrs G

Thank you so much for all your work on selling our home. It is much appreciated. Best wishes

Mr and Mrs R

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Mr and Mrs P

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K and L

Dear Mr Shinerock, thank you so very much for valued advice last Saturday; your remarks and suggestions have certainly got us thinking of the best way to turn! Best wishes

V and K

Dear Paul We are at last beginning to see some order in our new home and have time to catch breath. The move was challenging to say the least as we were downsizing dramatically and had too much to fit in prior to having an extension to create two more rooms and allow us to convert an existing one into a utility room. We would like to take...

G and S S

Good morning Claire, I have been meaning to e mail you since Monday just to say thank you! Mum and I are extremely grateful for all the time you have given us and we really do value your advice and guidance. We have been in contact with a lot of agents, in fact probably all of the main estate agents around the area and ShineRocks...

S and M

Dear Paul, Well, we got there in the end! Although it was long, complicated and at times, a very stressful journey, we appreciate the help of you and all your team in finally getting us over the finishing line. Best regards

Thank you for everything you've done. I couldn't have got through this without you. Putting up with every difficult situation in such a kind way. Thank you so much.

Mrs P