12 Hawthorne Gardens, Caterham CR3 5HW: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 158 m², rated EPC B. It last sold for £795,000 in Jul 2017. The Resi IQ estimate today is £865,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £795,000 in 2017; our estimate today is £865,000, up 9% (0.9% a year), behind the 4.4% a year typical on Hawthorne Gardens.
- What we found
- Last sold £795,000 in Jul 2017, up 66% since 2012 (9.6% a year).
- Estimate today £865,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 158 m² against a street median of 144 m²; estimated £5,475/m².
- EPC B; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1160 m to Whyteleafe South station (about 19 min walk).
12 Hawthorne Gardens, Caterham CR3 5HW: a detached
12 Hawthorne Gardens is a detached house in Caterham, Tandridge. It has an internal floor area of 158 m² according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 144 m² home on Hawthorne Gardens. The postcode is CR3 5HW, in Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2012, when the home changed hands for £477,545. It sold again in 2017 for £795,000, a rise of 66% overall, or 9.6% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £865,000 implies a 9% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 100th 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 B and was lodged 12 Dec 2011. Across Hawthorne Gardens, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe South station is 1.2 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 65 minutes.
12 Hawthorne Gardens value: estimated at £865,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Hawthorne Gardens.
Sale history
| 25 Jul 2017 | Detached house | £795,000 |
| 12 Jan 2012 | Detached house | £477,545 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£710,000 to £1,020,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
12 Hawthorne Gardens against the rest of Hawthorne Gardens
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | £477,545 | £438,125 | +9% |
| 2017 | £795,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £865,000 | £758,500 | +14% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Hawthorne Gardens in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 12 Hawthorne Gardens sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 12 Hawthorne Gardens
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC B
This home is rated EPC B. It already meets the C target, so these are the measures that cut bills further.
| 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.
1030 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 12 Hawthorne Gardens: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Floor area
- 158 m² (street median 144 m²)
- EPC rating
- B
- UPRN
- 10007917897
Similar homes that sold near 12 Hawthorne Gardens
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Hawthorne Gardens | 160 m² | B | 14 Nov 2024 | £815,000 | £5,094 |
Who lives near 12 Hawthorne Gardens: 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 003C: 1,580 residents in 573 households around 12 Hawthorne Gardens. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4421%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children36%
- Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared45%
- Private rented5%
- Social rented6%
Cars and vans per household
- No car9%
- 1 car36%
- 2 cars36%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (736 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above35%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level23%
- None17%
Schools near 12 Hawthorne Gardens: 11 within 1.8 km, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 240 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 310 m 5 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) | 330 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 500 m 8 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) | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 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 |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.8 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 12 Hawthorne Gardens: 65 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.
12 Hawthorne Gardens to central London
| Victoria | 65 min | walk 35 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 71 min | walk 35 min → train 36 min |
Stations near 12 Hawthorne Gardens
| Whyteleafe South | 1160 m | about 19 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 1550 m | about 25 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1590 m | about 26 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 12 Hawthorne Gardens
26 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 404 409 411 466 657. Nearest stop: Salmons Lane Green, 95 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 12 Hawthorne Gardens: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 930 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 180 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.4 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 12 Hawthorne Gardens
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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.7 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 12 Hawthorne Gardens: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 12 Hawthorne Gardens: NO₂ 9.3 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) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 178 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.
Crime and policing near 12 Hawthorne Gardens
Crime and policing near 12 Hawthorne Gardens
1,528 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 12 Hawthorne Gardens
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 805, earlier 6 months: 723.
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 12 Hawthorne Gardens
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 49 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Buxton Lodge Care Home (253 m, rated 4); Impact Food Group @ St Francis Catholic Primary School (271 m, rated 5); Nourish @ Audley Primary School (271 m, rated 5); Bracken Lodge (311 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 12 Hawthorne Gardens
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
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 street: houses sold for a median of £570,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 19% more than the authority average.
Photos of 12 Hawthorne Gardens 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 12 Hawthorne Gardens: 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.
12 Hawthorne Gardens, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 12 Hawthorne Gardens?
12 Hawthorne Gardens has an EPC rating of band B, with a recorded internal floor area of 158 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 12 Hawthorne Gardens last sell for?
12 Hawthorne Gardens last sold for £795,000 on 25 Jul 2017, up 66% on its 12 Jan 2012 price of £477,545.
What is the estimated value of 12 Hawthorne Gardens?
An automated estimate puts 12 Hawthorne Gardens at £865,000, in a range of £710,000 to £1,020,000. 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 12 Hawthorne Gardens?
The band is held by the Valuation Office Agency, which you can look up on GOV.UK. For reference, Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.