189 Stafford Road, Caterham CR3 6JL: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 102.7 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC E. It last sold for £336,000 in Dec 2014. The Resi IQ estimate today is £452,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £336,000 in 2014; our estimate today is £452,000, up 35% (2.5% a year), behind the 4.4% a year typical on Stafford Road.
What we found
Last sold £336,000 in Dec 2014, up 293% since 1996 (7.8% a year).
Estimate today £452,000, higher than 73% of house sales on the street since 2019.
102.7 m² against a street median of 71.86 m²; estimated £4,401/m².
EPC E; 49% of homes on the street are C or better.
870 m to Caterham station (about 14 min walk).
189 Stafford Road
189 Stafford Road
£85,500
sold 18 Oct 1996
189 Stafford Road, Caterham CR3 6JL: a semi-detached built 1930-1949
189 Stafford Road is a semi-detached house in Caterham, Tandridge, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 102.7 m² and 5 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 71.86 m² home on Stafford Road. The postcode is CR3 6JL, in Valley ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1996, when the home changed hands for £85,500. It sold again in 2001 for £182,000 and in 2005 for £245,000 and in 2012 for £250,000 and in 2014 for £336,000, a rise of 293% overall, or 7.8% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £452,000 implies a 35% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 73th 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 E and was lodged 19 Oct 2011. Across Stafford Road, 49% of rated homes reach band C or better. Caterham station is 870 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 70 minutes.
189 Stafford Road value: estimated at £452,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Stafford Road.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
5 Dec 2014
Semi-detached house
£336,000
13 Aug 2012
Semi-detached house
£250,000
8 Dec 2005
Semi-detached house
£245,000
24 Aug 2001
Semi-detached house
£182,000
18 Oct 1996
Semi-detached house
£85,500
Estimate range
Last sale £336k
Estimate £452k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£406,000 to £498,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
189 Stafford Road against the rest of Stafford Road
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
1996
£85,500
£75,000
+14%
2001
£182,000
£137,950
+32%
2005
£245,000
£180,000
+36%
2012
£250,000
£233,000
+7%
2014
£336,000
£215,000
+56%
Now (estimate)
£452,000
£381,000
+19%
The road median uses every recorded sale on Stafford Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 189 Stafford Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
up to £3,400£3,400–£4,200£4,200–£4,700£4,700–£5,300over £5,300flat or no sale
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 189 Stafford Road
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 E. 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.
£12,600
Effective rate 2.8% on £452,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£2,136 a month
Borrowing £384,200 · deposit £67,800 · total interest £256,453
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,088 kWh a year
Saves about £858 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.0 years.
1022 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 189 Stafford Road: size, age and energy rating
Type
Semi-detached house
Age band
1930-1949
Floor area
102.7 m² (street median 71.86 m²)
Habitable rooms
5
EPC rating
E
Tenure when surveyed
owner-occupied
UPRN
100061575132
Similar homes that sold near 189 Stafford Road
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
Address
Size
EPC
Sold
Price
£/m²
202 Stafford Road
95 m²
D
6 Nov 2025
£470,000
£4,947
179 Stafford Road
101 m²
E
1 Oct 2025
£450,000
£4,455
156 Stafford Road
100 m²
D
31 Oct 2024
£459,500
£4,595
171 Stafford Road
95 m²
E
22 Apr 2024
£425,000
£4,474
138 Stafford Road
98 m²
D
15 Jan 2023
£480,000
£4,898
143 Stafford Road
94 m²
D
13 Jan 2023
£447,698
£4,763
Who lives near 189 Stafford Road: 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 004E: 2,060 residents in 808 households around 189 Stafford Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
73%own their homeIn line with the CR3 average
19%of residents under 151 pts below the CR3 average
13%of residents aged 65+4 pts below the CR3 average
41%work from home3 pts below the CR3 average
35%degree-level qualified3 pts below the CR3 average
13%homes with no car1 pts below the CR3 average
Who lives here
Age of residents
Under 1519%
15 to 2411%
25 to 4428%
45 to 6429%
65 and over13%
Household type
One person24%
Couple, no children16%
Family with children36%
Other25%
Homes and cars
Tenure
Owned outright28%
Mortgage or shared48%
Private rented10%
Social rented14%
Cars and vans per household
No car13%
1 car43%
2 cars33%
3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,079 workers aged 16+)
Drive or passenger43%
Work from home41%
Train, tube or tram7%
Walk or cycle4%
Bus3%
Health and learning
General health
Good or very good85%
Fair11%
Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
Degree level or above35%
A level or equivalent20%
GCSE level25%
None13%
Schools near 189 Stafford 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.
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 189 Stafford Road: 70 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.
189 Stafford Road to central London
Victoria
70 min
walk 15 min → train 14 min → train 25 min
Blackfriars
72 min
walk 15 min → train 32 min → train 20 min
Stations near 189 Stafford Road
Caterham
870 m
about 14 min walk
Whyteleafe South
1540 m
about 25 min walk
Woldingham
1940 m
about 32 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 189 Stafford Road
35 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400404407409411434466611657658. Nearest stop: Farningham Road, 220 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 189 Stafford Road: 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
830 m
8
Pharmacy
Chemitex Pharmacy
670 m
10
Dentist
Townend Dental Practice
660 m
8
Supermarket
Lidl
620 m
8
Library
Caterham Valley Library
690 m
7
Post office
Caterham on the Hill Post Office
690 m
7
Park or green space
Unnamed
470 m
43
Hospital
Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit
730 m
3
Electric vehicle charging near 189 Stafford Road
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
2.7 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 189 Stafford Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 189 Stafford Road: 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
184 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 189 Stafford Road
Crime and policing near 189 Stafford Road
1,469 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 189 Stafford Road
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences498
Anti-social behaviour216
Public order182
Shoplifting125
Criminal damage and arson118
Other theft116
Latest 6 months: 780, earlier 6 months: 689.
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 189 Stafford Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 50 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Valley News Caterham (268 m, rated 5); King Fish (273 m, rated 5); The Lost Sheep (288 m, rated 5); Burntwood Lodge (298 m, rated 2).
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 £425,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 12% less than the authority average.
Photos of 189 Stafford Road 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 189 Stafford Road: 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.
189 Stafford Road has an EPC rating of band E, with a recorded internal floor area of 102.7 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 189 Stafford Road last sell for?
189 Stafford Road last sold for £336,000 on 5 Dec 2014, up 293% on its 18 Oct 1996 price of £85,500.
What is the estimated value of 189 Stafford Road?
An automated estimate puts 189 Stafford Road at £452,000, in a range of £406,000 to £498,000. 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 189 Stafford Road?
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.
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