2 Rookery Mead, Netherne-on-the-Hill CR5 1NY: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 154 m² built 2003-2006, rated EPC C. It last sold for £680,000 in Sept 2020. The Resi IQ estimate today is £800,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £680,000 in 2020; our estimate today is £800,000, up 18% (2.7% a year), ahead of the 1.6% a year typical on Rookery Mead.
- What we found
- Last sold £680,000 in Sept 2020, up 38% since 2004 (2.0% a year).
- Estimate today £800,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 154 m² against a street median of 125.225 m²; estimated £5,195/m².
- EPC C; 100% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2580 m to Coulsdon South station (about 42 min walk).
2 Rookery Mead, Netherne-on-the-Hill CR5 1NY: a detached built 2003-2006
2 Rookery Mead is a detached house in Netherne-on-the-Hill, Reigate and Banstead, built 2003-2006. It has an internal floor area of 154 m² and 8 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 125.225 m² home on Rookery Mead. The postcode is CR5 1NY, in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2004, when the home changed hands for £492,500. It sold again in 2007 for £490,000 and in 2020 for £680,000, a rise of 38% overall, or 2.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £800,000 implies a 18% 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 C and was lodged 6 Aug 2016. Across Rookery Mead, 100% of rated homes reach band C or better. Coulsdon South station is 2.6 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 71 minutes.
2 Rookery Mead value: estimated at £800,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Rookery Mead.
Sale history
| 25 Sept 2020 | Detached house | £680,000 |
| 5 Mar 2007 | Detached house | £490,000 |
| 27 Feb 2004 | Detached house | £492,500 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£752,000 to £848,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
2 Rookery Mead against the rest of Rookery Mead
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | £492,500 | £285,000 | +73% |
| 2007 | £490,000 | - | - |
| 2020 | £680,000 | £525,000 | +30% |
| Now (estimate) | £800,000 | £689,000 | +16% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Rookery Mead in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 2 Rookery Mead sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 2 Rookery Mead
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC C
This home is rated EPC C. 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 2 Rookery Mead: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 2003-2006
- Floor area
- 154 m² (street median 125.225 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 8
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 68157891
Similar homes that sold near 2 Rookery Mead
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rookery Mead | 156 m² | C | 17 Nov 2022 | £797,500 | £5,112 |
Who lives near 2 Rookery Mead: 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 2 Rookery Mead. 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 2 Rookery Mead: 13 within 3.5 km, 9 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) | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 2.2 km 35 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 2.2 km 35 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 2.2 km 35 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 | 2.4 km 38 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 2.5 km 41 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 |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 2.9 km 47 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 2.9 km 48 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 3.2 km 51 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| New Valley Primary School Academy sponsor led · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 3.2 km 52 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Aurora Chaldon School Other independent special school · ages 5-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 3.2 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Furzefield Primary Academy Academy converter · ages 0-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, May 2023 | 3.4 km 55 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 2 Rookery Mead: 71 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.
2 Rookery Mead to central London
| Blackfriars | 71 min | walk 44 min → train 27 min |
Stations near 2 Rookery Mead
| Coulsdon South | 2580 m | about 42 min walk |
| Chipstead | 2600 m | about 42 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 3040 m | about 49 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 2 Rookery Mead
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 2 Rookery Mead: 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 | Downland Surgery | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 2.0 km | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 2.1 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 2.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 2.1 km | 5 |
| Post office | Old Coulsdon Post Office | 2.2 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 110 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 4.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 2 Rookery Mead
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.
1 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.9 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 2 Rookery Mead: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 2 Rookery Mead: NO₂ 9.2 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) | 9.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 160 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 2 Rookery Mead
Crime and policing near 2 Rookery Mead
250 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 2 Rookery Mead
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 129, earlier 6 months: 121.
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 2 Rookery Mead
59 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 42 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: The Netherne Pavilion Cafe Community Interest Company (85 m, rated 5); Netherne Village Store (209 m, rated 3); Hooley News (796 m, rated 5); Starbrite Fuel Services Ltd (796 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 2 Rookery Mead
- 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 £572,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £481,089 across all home types, so a house here sells for 19% more than the authority average.
Photos of 2 Rookery Mead 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 2 Rookery Mead: 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.
2 Rookery Mead, Netherne-on-the-Hill: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 2 Rookery Mead?
2 Rookery Mead has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 154 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 2 Rookery Mead last sell for?
2 Rookery Mead last sold for £680,000 on 25 Sept 2020, up 38% on its 27 Feb 2004 price of £492,500.
What is the estimated value of 2 Rookery Mead?
An automated estimate puts 2 Rookery Mead at £800,000, in a range of £752,000 to £848,000. 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 2 Rookery Mead?
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.