1 Star Lane, Hooley CR5 3RA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 99 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £625,000 in Oct 2022. The Resi IQ estimate today is £634,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £625,000 in 2022; our estimate today is £634,000, up 1% (0.4% a year), behind the 4.9% a year typical on Star Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £625,000 in Oct 2022, up 635% since 1997 (8.2% a year).
- Estimate today £634,000, higher than 70% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 99 m² against a street median of 101 m²; estimated £6,404/m².
- EPC D; 23% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2070 m to Chipstead station (about 34 min walk).
1 Star Lane, Hooley CR5 3RA: a semi-detached built 1930-1949
1 Star Lane is a semi-detached house in Hooley, Reigate and Banstead, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 99 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 101 m² home on Star Lane. The postcode is CR5 3RA, in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1997, when the home changed hands for £85,000. It sold again in 2022 for £625,000, a rise of 635% overall, or 8.2% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £634,000 implies a 1% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 70th percentile of recent house sales on the street. Treat it as a figure to test against comparable sales rather than a price.
The energy certificate rates the home EPC band D and was lodged 28 Apr 2022. Across Star Lane, 23% of rated homes reach band C or better. Chipstead station is 2.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 69 minutes.
1 Star Lane value: estimated at £634,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Star Lane.
Sale history
| 10 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached house | £625,000 |
| 14 May 1997 | Semi-detached house | £85,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£547,000 to £722,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
1 Star Lane against the rest of Star Lane
Each sale of this home next to the typical sale on the road in the same year.
| Year | This home | Road median that year | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | £85,000 | - | - |
| 2022 | £625,000 | £587,500 | +6% |
| Now (estimate) | £634,000 | £634,000 | 0% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Star Lane in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 1 Star Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 1 Star Lane
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Typical routes to EPC C
This home is rated EPC D. These are the measures that usually close the gap for a typical home.
| Improvement | Typical cost | Saves a year |
|---|---|---|
| Loft insulation to 270 mm | £900–£1,500 | £110–£170 |
| Cavity wall insulation | £1,500–£3,500 | £190–£300 |
| Low-energy lighting throughout | £100–£250 | £30–£60 |
| Air-source heat pump | £7,000–£13,000 | £0–£250 |
| Solar panels (4 kWp) | £5,000–£7,000 | £300–£600 |
Indicative UK ranges from Energy Saving Trust guidance; get quotes before you commit. The certificate for this address lists its own recommended measures on the government EPC register.
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
1026 kWh per kWp a year from PVGIS at this location (35° pitch, south-facing, 14% losses). Costs and prices are typical assumptions you can edit.
The building at 1 Star Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 99 m² (street median 101 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 68109274
Similar homes that sold near 1 Star Lane
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Star Lane | 95 m² | D | 26 Sept 2022 | £527,000 | £5,547 |
Who lives near 1 Star Lane: 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Reigate and Banstead 004E: 2,747 residents in 1,011 households around 1 Star Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4428%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over11%
Household type
- One person19%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children41%
- Other24%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright24%
- Mortgage or shared53%
- Private rented11%
- Social rented12%
Cars and vans per household
- No car7%
- 1 car37%
- 2 cars39%
- 3 or more17%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,433 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above38%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level25%
- None12%
Schools near 1 Star Lane: 9 within 3.5 km, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 2.6 km 43 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 2.8 km 45 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 2.8 km 46 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 2.9 km 48 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 3.0 km 48 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 3.0 km 49 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 3.0 km 49 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2024 | 3.1 km 51 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 1 Star Lane: 69 minutes to Blackfriars 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.
1 Star Lane to central London
| Blackfriars | 69 min | walk 42 min → train 27 min |
| Victoria | 72 min | walk 42 min → train 30 min |
Stations near 1 Star Lane
| Chipstead | 2070 m | about 34 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 2760 m | about 45 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 2890 m | about 47 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 1 Star Lane
No mapped bus stops within 1 km of this postcode. Rural stops and routes can be missing from OpenStreetMap, so check the operator before relying on this.
Shops, doctors and services near 1 Star Lane: 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 | Downland Surgery | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 2.8 km | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 2.8 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 3.4 km | 6 |
| Library | Unnamed | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 190 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 5.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 1 Star Lane
196 public charging devices in Reigate and Banstead (35 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 123 per 100,000 people. That ranks 189 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 1 Star Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 1 Star Lane: NO₂ 9.6 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) | 9.6 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 137 m
- Major-road noise (Defra mapping)
- See Defra map
- 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.
Crime and policing near 1 Star Lane
Crime and policing near 1 Star Lane
249 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 1 Star Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 133, earlier 6 months: 116.
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 1 Star Lane
59 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 45 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Hooley News (149 m, rated 5); Starbrite Fuel Services Ltd (149 m, rated 5); Hemesh Petrolium Uk Ltd (255 m, rated 5); Starbucks Coffee Co UK Ltd (795 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 1 Star Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
- Planning authority
- Reigate and Banstead LPA
The Reigate and Banstead market: average price £481,089, up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Reigate and Banstead, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £919,360 |
| Semi-detached | £539,233 |
| Terraced | £428,529 |
| Flat or maisonette | £267,731 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £580,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £481,089 across all home types, so a house here sells for 21% more than the authority average.
Photos of 1 Star Lane 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 at 1 Star Lane: Band D is £2,567 a year in Reigate and Banstead, up 4.4% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Reigate and Banstead is £2,567 for 2026 to 2027, £175 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Reigate and Banstead 54th highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,459 last year. Next door in Croydon, Band D is £2,600, £33 more than in Reigate and Banstead, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £33 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 Reigate and Banstead, 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 | £1,711 | £143 |
| Band B | £1,996 | £166 |
| Band C | £2,281 | £190 |
| Band D | £2,567 | £214 |
| Band E | £3,137 | £261 |
| Band F | £3,707 | £309 |
| Band G | £4,278 | £356 |
| Band H | £5,133 | £428 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
1 Star Lane, Hooley: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 1 Star Lane?
1 Star Lane has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 99 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 1 Star Lane last sell for?
1 Star Lane last sold for £625,000 on 10 Oct 2022, up 635% on its 14 May 1997 price of £85,000.
What is the estimated value of 1 Star Lane?
An automated estimate puts 1 Star Lane at £634,000, in a range of £547,000 to £722,000. It is a model estimate from Resi IQ, not a valuation, so compare it with recent sales on the street.
What council tax band is 1 Star Lane?
The band is held by the Valuation Office Agency, which you can look up on GOV.UK. For reference, Band D council tax in Reigate and Banstead is £2,567 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.