CR3 5UR, Orchard End, Caterham: house prices, sold prices and local information
The most common home is a detached house of about 155.75 m² with 8 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 5 sales recorded since 1995 across 2 addresses in this postcode, in Tandridge.
- What we found
- 2 addresses on Orchard End.
- This postcode is in Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward.
- 0% 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 1140 m away; fastest weekday train to London Victoria 77 min.
CR3 5UR: a Caterham postcode on Orchard End
CR3 5UR is a postcode on Orchard End 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.
2 addresses on record. The most common home is a detached house of about 155.75 m² with 8 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 0% of rated homes are EPC band C or better, behind the 47% across the wider sample.
The postcode sits about 187 m above sea level. 42% of households in the surrounding Census area run two or more cars or vans. The nearest station, Caterham, is 1.1 km away, and the quickest weekday journey into London in TfL's planner is 77 minutes to Victoria.
Map of CR3 5UR, Orchard End: every home
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale.
House prices in CR3 5UR: every recorded sale since 1995
Homes in CR3 5UR, Orchard End: size, energy rating and type
- Median home size
- 155.75 m²
- Median £/m² (houses, since 2019)
- £4,478
- Median yearly gain on resale
- 5.3%
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Constituency
- East Surrey
EPC energy ratings in CR3 5UR
Type
Latest house sales in CR3 5UR, Caterham
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Orchard End | Detached house | 7 Feb 2020 | £665,000 | 148.5 m² | £4,478 |
| 7 Orchard End | Detached house | 11 Dec 2013 | £483,000 | 148.5 m² | £3,253 |
| 1 Orchard End | Detached house | 19 Aug 2002 | £325,000 | 163 m² | – |
| 7 Orchard End | Detached house | 2 Sept 1999 | £275,000 | 148.5 m² | – |
| 1 Orchard End | Detached house | 28 Apr 1995 | £143,000 | 163 m² | – |
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 |
Who lives in and around CR3 5UR: 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 5UR. 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 5UR, Orchard End: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 300 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 470 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 490 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 520 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 560 m 9 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 1.3 km 21 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 5UR: 77 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 5UR to central London
| Victoria | 77 min | walk 47 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 83 min | walk 47 min → train 36 min |
Stations near CR3 5UR
| Caterham | 1140 m | about 18 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1650 m | about 27 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2130 m | about 35 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near CR3 5UR
44 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 407 409 411 434 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Town End Close, 101 m away.
Energy use around CR3 5UR: 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 5UR: 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
- 187 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 5UR: 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 | 480 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 400 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 290 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 320 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 440 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 550 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Town End Recreation Ground | 180 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 790 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near CR3 5UR
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 | 2.6 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 5UR: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around CR3 5UR
Crime and policing near CR3 5UR
1,728 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of CR3 5UR
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 917, earlier 6 months: 811.
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 5UR
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 48 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Cherry Lodge Res Home (102 m, rated 5); Laurels Childrens Day Nursery (111 m, rated 5); Longmead Residential Home (137 m, rated 4); Taylor Shaw @ De Stafford School (221 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around CR3 5UR
- 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 5UR 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 5UR: 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 5UR, Caterham: questions people ask
What council is CR3 5UR in?
CR3 5UR is in Tandridge, in the Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
What is the average house price in CR3 5UR?
CR3 5UR has 5 recorded sales, too few for a reliable median.
How much is council tax in CR3 5UR?
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 5UR?
The nearest primary and secondary schools include de Stafford School (360 m), Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (470 m) and Audley Primary School (520 m).
How much do homes cost in CR3 5UR?
CR3 5UR has 5 recorded sales across 2 addresses, too few for a reliable median.
Which council is CR3 5UR in?
CR3 5UR 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 155.75 m² with 8 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D.
Which streets are in CR3 5UR?
Orchard End.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address in CR3 5UR, Orchard End, Caterham
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Orchard End | Detached | 163 m² | D | £325,000 · 2002 | £1,994 |
| 7 Orchard End | Detached | 148.5 m² | D | £665,000 · 2020 | £4,478 |