CR3 5BA, Mount Avenue, Chaldon: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 80.25 m² with 4 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 12 sales recorded since 1995 across 7 addresses in this postcode, in Tandridge.
CR3 5BA has 7 homes valued at a median of £489,000, ranking 103rd of 255 postcodes in CR3.
- What we found
- 7 addresses on Mount Avenue; houses sold since 2019 for a median £495,000.
- This postcode is in Tandridge, in the Chaldon ward.
- 0% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Around 69% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Caterham station is about 2070 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 93 min.
CR3 5BA: a Chaldon postcode on Mount Avenue
CR3 5BA is a postcode on Mount Avenue in Chaldon. It is in Tandridge, in Chaldon ward, and its MP is Claire Coutinho (Conservative), who represents East Surrey. The CR3 district straddles several council boundaries, so the ward matters for council tax, school admissions and which council deals with planning and bins.
7 addresses on record. The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 80.25 m² with 4 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. Houses here have sold for a median of £495,000 since 2019, above the CR3 median of £390,000. 0% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 47% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 183 m above sea level. 69% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Caterham, is 2.1 km away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 93 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR3 5BA, Mount Avenue: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR3 5BA: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR3 5BA sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 5 | 2 | £458,750 | 83 m² | £5,727 |
| Detached | 2 | 1 | £630,000 | 111 m² | £5,676 |
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs in CR3 5BA
Middle half of 3 house sales since 2019: £458,750 to £562,500; median £495,000.
Homes in CR3 5BA, Mount Avenue: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 80.25 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £5,676
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 6.9%
- Ward
- Chaldon
- Constituency
- East Surrey
EPC energy ratings in CR3 5BA
Type
Latest house sales in CR3 5BA, Chaldon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mount Avenue | Detached house | 28 Nov 2025 | £630,000 | 111 m² | £5,676 |
| 2 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached house | 9 Mar 2022 | £495,000 | 102 m² | £4,853 |
| 6 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached house | 30 Mar 2020 | £422,500 | 64 m² | £6,602 |
| 14 Mount Avenue | Detached house | 27 Jul 2017 | £592,000 | 103 m² | £5,748 |
| 4 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached house | 9 Dec 2010 | £310,000 | 77 m² | £4,026 |
| 4 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached house | 20 Feb 2009 | £231,555 | 77 m² | £3,007 |
| 14 Mount Avenue | Detached house | 13 Jan 2006 | £317,500 | 103 m² | £3,083 |
| 8 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached house | 15 Sept 2003 | £250,000 | 67 m² | £3,731 |
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
The Tandridge market: average price £480,535, down 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Tandridge, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £864,696 |
| Semi-detached | £465,672 |
| Terraced | £391,845 |
| Flat or maisonette | £244,836 |
This postcode: houses sold for a median of £495,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 3% more than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR3 5BA: 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 005A: 1,822 residents in 670 households around CR3 5BA. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4417%
- 45 to 6431%
- 65 and over26%
Household type
- One person17%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children31%
- Other35%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright50%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented6%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car5%
- 1 car26%
- 2 cars42%
- 3 or more26%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (795 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level23%
- None11%
Schools near CR3 5BA, Mount Avenue: 6 within 1.8 km, 2 primary, with their latest Ofsted grades
Distances from the Department for Education register, with the latest Ofsted outcome for each school.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2024 | 680 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 720 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oakhyrst Grange School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham School Other independent school · ages 10-19 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
Ofsted replaced its single-word judgements with report cards for inspections from November 2025, so each school shows its most recent grade on the older scale until it is re-inspected. Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas; check the council for admissions rules.
Commuting from CR3 5BA: 93 minutes to Victoria by train
Fastest door-to-door journey arriving by 08:30 on a weekday, from the TfL journey planner, including the walk to the station.
CR3 5BA to central London
| Victoria | 93 min | walk 38 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 95 min | walk 38 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near CR3 5BA
| Caterham | 2070 m | about 34 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 3400 m | about 55 min walk |
| Merstham | 3420 m | about 56 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR3 5BA
11 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 409 411 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Mount Avenue, 97 m away.
Energy use around CR3 5BA: homes nearby use 95% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 005A (612 gas meters, 684 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 21,206 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 4,310 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near CR3 5BA: NO₂ 9.9 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and within the WHO guideline
Modelled annual averages for the 1 km square around this location, from Defra's 2023 background maps. Readings beside busy roads are higher.
| Pollutant | This square | WHO guideline | UK legal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 183 m
- Air quality management area
- No
Defra noise maps cover major roads and railways only (above 55 dB), so "no contour" does not mean silent. Height from the Copernicus 90 m elevation model via Open-Meteo.
Shops, doctors and services near CR3 5BA: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 0 EV charging sites within 6 km
Nearest of each kind, from OpenStreetMap, measured in a straight line from the postcode.
| Service | Nearest | Distance | Within 2 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP surgery | The Chaldon Road Surgery | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Payden's | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 850 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene - Physiotherapy | 1.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR3 5BA
125 public charging devices in Tandridge (23 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 138 per 100,000 people. That ranks 156 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
No charging sites are mapped within 6 km in OpenStreetMap, so the authority-wide count above is the better guide.
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Who represents CR3 5BA: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around CR3 5BA
Crime and policing near CR3 5BA
626 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR3 5BA
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 347, earlier 6 months: 279.
Police-recorded incidents mapped to the nearest street within roughly a mile, so a road near the town centre shows more shoplifting and anti-social behaviour than a quiet cul-de-sac nearby. Counts show what was reported, not how safe any home is.
Food and drink near CR3 5BA
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 52 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Stir Food @ St Peter and St Paul Church Primary (674 m, rated 2); Cafe 181 at Oakhall Church (765 m, rated 5); Priyas News (1017 m, rated 5); Oakhyrst Grange School (1101 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR3 5BA
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Chaldon
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of CR3 5BA and the streets around it
Openly licensed photos taken close to this location on Wikimedia Commons. They show the surroundings, not necessarily this exact address.
Council tax in CR3 5BA: Band D is £2,595 a year in Tandridge, up 5.0% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, £203 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Tandridge 41st highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,472 last year. Next door in Croydon, Band D is £2,600, £5 more than in Tandridge, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £5 a year at Band D.
Your own bill depends on your property's band. In England bands are set from the home's estimated value on 1 April 1991, so a Band C home pays eight ninths of the Band D charge and a Band F home thirteen ninths. The figures below are the charge for each band in Tandridge, before any discount or reduction, and they include the county or borough, police, fire and any parish or GLA precepts averaged across the authority.
| Band | Per year | Per month (12 payments) |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,730 | £144 |
| Band B | £2,018 | £168 |
| Band C | £2,307 | £192 |
| Band D | £2,595 | £216 |
| Band E | £3,171 | £264 |
| Band F | £3,748 | £312 |
| Band G | £4,325 | £360 |
| Band H | £5,190 | £432 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
CR3 5BA, Chaldon: questions people ask
What council is CR3 5BA in?
CR3 5BA is in Tandridge, in the Chaldon ward and the East Surrey constituency.
What is the average house price in CR3 5BA?
Houses in CR3 5BA sold for a median of £495,000 since 2019 (3 sales).
How much is council tax in CR3 5BA?
Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
What schools are near CR3 5BA?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School (680 m) and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (1.4 km).
How much do homes cost in CR3 5BA?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £495,000 (3 sales), about £5,676 per square metre.
Which council is CR3 5BA in?
CR3 5BA falls under Tandridge, in the Chaldon ward and the East Surrey constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 80.25 m² with 4 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR3 5BA?
Mount Avenue.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR3 5BA, Mount Avenue, Chaldon
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached | 102 m² | D | £495,000 · 2022 | £4,853 |
| 4 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached | 77 m² | D | £310,000 · 2010 | £4,026 |
| 6 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached | 64 m² | D | £422,500 · 2020 | £6,602 |
| 8 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached | 67 m² | D | £250,000 · 2003 | £3,731 |
| 12 Mount Avenue | Semi-detached | 80.25 m² | D | £99,500 · 1996 | £1,240 |
| 14 Mount Avenue | Detached | 103 m² | D | £592,000 · 2017 | £5,748 |
| 16 Mount Avenue | Detached | 111 m² | F | £630,000 · 2025 | £5,676 |