CR3 5TT, Oak Road, Caterham: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 92 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 28 sales recorded since 1995 across 15 addresses in this postcode, in Tandridge.
CR3 5TT has 15 homes valued at a median of £495,000, ranking 100th of 255 postcodes in CR3.
- What we found
- 15 addresses on Oak Road; houses sold since 2019 for a median £438,750.
- This postcode is in Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward.
- 20% 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 1220 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 76 min.
CR3 5TT: a Caterham postcode on Oak Road
CR3 5TT is a postcode on Oak 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.
15 addresses on record. The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 92 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. Houses here have sold for a median of £438,750 since 2019, above the CR3 median of £390,000. 20% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 47% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 177 m above sea level. 42% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Caterham, is 1.2 km away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 76 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR3 5TT, Oak Road: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR3 5TT: every recorded sale since 1995
What homes in CR3 5TT sell for
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1 | 1 | £490,000 | 113 m² | £4,336 |
| Semi-detached | 13 | 10 | £438,750 | 88 m² | £4,919 |
| Detached | 1 | 1 | £410,000 | 92 m² | £4,457 |
£/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 5TT
Middle half of 12 house sales since 2019: £408,750 to £476,250; median £438,750.
Homes in CR3 5TT, Oak Road: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 92 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £4,608
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 4.9%
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Constituency
- East Surrey
EPC energy ratings in CR3 5TT
Type
Latest house sales in CR3 5TT, Caterham
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 20 Nov 2025 | £530,000 | 114 m² | £4,649 |
| 13 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 10 Feb 2025 | £405,000 | 78 m² | £5,192 |
| 23 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 6 Dec 2024 | £350,000 | 96 m² | £3,646 |
| 47 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 28 Nov 2024 | £490,000 | 113 m² | £4,336 |
| 49 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 29 Nov 2023 | £410,000 | 79 m² | £5,190 |
| 35 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 27 Oct 2023 | £405,000 | 60 m² | £6,750 |
| 19 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 12 Jan 2023 | £462,500 | 116 m² | £3,987 |
| 37 Oak Road | Semi-detached house | 31 Oct 2022 | £415,000 | 60 m² | £6,917 |
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 £438,750 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 9% less than the authority average.
Who lives in and around CR3 5TT: 75% of homes are owner-occupied and 36% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 005C: 2,254 residents in 917 households around CR3 5TT. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4426%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over18%
Household type
- One person29%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children35%
- Other24%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright35%
- Mortgage or shared41%
- Private rented17%
- Social rented8%
Cars and vans per household
- No car18%
- 1 car40%
- 2 cars28%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,139 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above32%
- A level or equivalent20%
- GCSE level25%
- None15%
Schools near CR3 5TT, Oak Road: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 260 m 4 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) | 320 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 700 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 780 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 810 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 |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.1 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 1.6 km 26 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 5TT: 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 5TT 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 5TT
| Caterham | 1220 m | about 20 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1940 m | about 31 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2390 m | about 39 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR3 5TT
42 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 407 409 411 434 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Westway, 189 m away.
Energy use around CR3 5TT: homes nearby use 17% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 005C (856 gas meters, 1,010 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 81% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 12,482 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 81% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,765 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 5TT: 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
- 177 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 5TT: 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 | 240 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 310 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 220 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 230 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 170 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 470 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Town End Recreation Ground | 170 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 750 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR3 5TT
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 | 2.8 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 5TT: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around CR3 5TT
Crime and policing near CR3 5TT
1,732 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR3 5TT
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 5TT
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 49 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Caterham Convenience Store (114 m, rated 5); Coffee and Creams (189 m, rated 4); Londis Townend (195 m, rated 5); Eddies Cafe (212 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR3 5TT
- 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 5TT 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 5TT: 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 5TT, Caterham: questions people ask
What council is CR3 5TT in?
CR3 5TT is in Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
What is the average house price in CR3 5TT?
Houses in CR3 5TT sold for a median of £438,750 since 2019 (12 sales).
How much is council tax in CR3 5TT?
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 5TT?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (260 m), de Stafford School (700 m) and Audley Primary School (790 m).
How much do homes cost in CR3 5TT?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £438,750 (12 sales), about £4,608 per square metre.
Which council is CR3 5TT in?
CR3 5TT 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 semi-detached house of about 92 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR3 5TT?
Oak Road.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR3 5TT, Oak Road, Caterham
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oak Road | Detached | 92 m² | D | £410,000 · 2021 | £4,457 |
| 13 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 78 m² | D | £405,000 · 2025 | £5,192 |
| 19 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 116 m² | D | £462,500 · 2023 | £3,987 |
| 21 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 133.9 m² | D | £471,500 · 2019 | £3,521 |
| 23 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 96 m² | D | £350,000 · 2024 | £3,646 |
| 25 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 141 m² | C | £201,500 · 2005 | £1,429 |
| 31 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 88 m² | D | £402,500 · 2017 | £4,574 |
| 33 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 86.74 m² | E | £192,500 · 2011 | £2,219 |
| 35 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 60 m² | D | £405,000 · 2023 | £6,750 |
| 37 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 60 m² | C | £415,000 · 2022 | £6,917 |
| 41 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 114 m² | D | £530,000 · 2025 | £4,649 |
| 45 Oak Road | Semi-detached | 104 m² | D | £475,000 · 2020 | £4,567 |