CR3 5PB, Essendene Road, Caterham: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a detached house of about 138.05 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D. 29 sales recorded since 1995 across 14 addresses in this postcode, in Tandridge.
CR3 5PB has 14 homes valued at a median of £768,000, ranking 46th of 255 postcodes in CR3.
- What we found
- 14 addresses on Essendene Road; houses sold since 2019 for a median £770,000.
- This postcode is in Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward.
- 7% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Around 42% of nearby households have two or more cars or vans (Census 2021).
- Caterham station is about 920 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 76 min.
CR3 5PB: a Caterham postcode on Essendene Road
CR3 5PB is a postcode on Essendene Road in Caterham. It is in Tandridge, in Portley & Queens Park 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.
14 addresses on record. The most common home is a detached house of about 138.05 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D. Houses here have sold for a median of £770,000 since 2019, above the CR3 median of £390,000. 7% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 47% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 185 m above sea level. 42% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Caterham, is 920 m away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 76 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR3 5PB, Essendene Road: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR3 5PB: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR3 5PB sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Semi-detached | 3 | 3 | £537,500 | 113 m² | £4,925 |
| Detached | 10 | 3 | £865,000 | 204 m² | £4,240 |
£/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 5PB
Middle half of 6 house sales since 2019: £571,875 to £928,750; median £770,000.
Homes in CR3 5PB, Essendene Road: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 138.05 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £4,841
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 5.4%
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Constituency
- East Surrey
EPC energy ratings in CR3 5PB
Type
Latest house sales in CR3 5PB, Caterham
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Essendene Road | Detached house | 19 Aug 2026 | £675,000 | 75 m² | £9,000 |
| 27 Essendene Road | Semi-detached house | 25 Oct 2024 | £537,500 | 113 m² | £4,757 |
| 55 Essendene Road | Detached house | 8 May 2024 | £865,000 | 204 m² | £4,240 |
| 29 Essendene Road | Semi-detached house | 1 Mar 2024 | £950,000 | 182 m² | £5,220 |
| 25 Essendene Road | Semi-detached house | 19 Dec 2022 | £522,000 | 106 m² | £4,925 |
| 49 Essendene Road | Detached house | 25 Nov 2022 | £1,205,000 | 287 m² | £4,199 |
| 21 Essendene Road | Terraced house | 14 Jul 2017 | £422,000 | 58.09 m² | £7,265 |
| 35 Essendene Road | Detached house | 24 Mar 2017 | £600,000 | 128 m² | £4,688 |
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 £770,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 60% more than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR3 5PB: 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 52% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 005B: 1,593 residents in 713 households around CR3 5PB. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1513%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4420%
- 45 to 6430%
- 65 and over29%
Household type
- One person37%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children22%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright43%
- Mortgage or shared34%
- Private rented11%
- Social rented12%
Cars and vans per household
- No car17%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars29%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (704 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good80%
- Fair13%
- Bad or very bad7%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level22%
- None15%
Schools near CR3 5PB, Essendene Road: 10 within 1.8 km, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 20 m 1 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 230 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 630 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 830 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 870 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 930 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 1.4 km 23 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 28 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 5PB: 76 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 5PB to central London
| Victoria | 76 min | walk 21 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 78 min | walk 21 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near CR3 5PB
| Caterham | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1880 m | about 31 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2370 m | about 38 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR3 5PB
41 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 407 409 411 434 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Townend Shops, 92 m away.
Energy use around CR3 5PB: homes nearby use 41% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 005B (681 gas meters, 743 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 94% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 14,505 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 83% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,954 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 5PB: 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) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 185 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 5PB: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 1 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 | 260 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 110 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 110 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 110 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 270 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 240 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Town End Recreation Ground | 260 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 480 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR3 5PB
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.
1 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.9 km |
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 5PB: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around CR3 5PB
Crime and policing near CR3 5PB
1,732 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR3 5PB
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 923, earlier 6 months: 809.
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 5PB
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 51 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Townend Social Club (83 m, rated 5); That Retro Place (122 m, rated 5); Raja Tandoori Restaurant (122 m, rated 5); Best Zone Convenience Store (124 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR3 5PB
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of CR3 5PB 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 5PB: 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 5PB, Caterham: questions people ask
What council is CR3 5PB in?
CR3 5PB is in Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
What is the average house price in CR3 5PB?
Houses in CR3 5PB sold for a median of £770,000 since 2019 (6 sales).
How much is council tax in CR3 5PB?
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 5PB?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (230 m), de Stafford School (630 m) and Audley Primary School (830 m).
How much do homes cost in CR3 5PB?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £770,000 (6 sales), about £4,841 per square metre.
Which council is CR3 5PB in?
CR3 5PB falls under Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
What is the typical home?
The most common home is a detached house of about 138.05 m² with 7 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR3 5PB?
Essendene Road.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR3 5PB, Essendene Road, Caterham
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Essendene Road | Terraced | 58.09 m² | E | £422,000 · 2017 | £7,265 |
| 25 Essendene Road | Semi-detached | 106 m² | D | £522,000 · 2022 | £4,925 |
| 27 Essendene Road | Semi-detached | 113 m² | E | £537,500 · 2024 | £4,757 |
| 29 Essendene Road | Semi-detached | 182 m² | D | £950,000 · 2024 | £5,220 |
| 33 Essendene Road | Detached | 93.5 m² | E | £380,000 · 2013 | £4,064 |
| 35 Essendene Road | Detached | 128 m² | D | £600,000 · 2017 | £4,688 |
| 37 Essendene Road | Detached | 215 m² | D | £877,500 · 2015 | £4,081 |
| 41 Essendene Road | Detached | 148.1 m² | D | £434,000 · 2011 | £2,930 |
| 43 Essendene Road | Detached | 201 m² | D | £655,000 · 2015 | £3,259 |
| 45 Essendene Road | Detached | 75 m² | D | £675,000 · 2026 | £9,000 |
| 47 Essendene Road | Detached | 102 m² | D | £470,000 · 2014 | £4,608 |
| 49 Essendene Road | Detached | 287 m² | D | £1,205,000 · 2022 | £4,199 |