20b Loxford Road, Caterham CR3 6BH: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 268 m² built 1983-1990, rated EPC C. It last sold for £1,415,000 in Oct 2024. The Resi IQ estimate today is £1,245,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £1,415,000 in 2024; our estimate today is £1,245,000, down 12% (-6.2% a year), behind the 4.5% a year typical on Loxford Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £1,415,000 in Oct 2024, up 478% since 1998 (7.0% a year).
- Estimate today £1,245,000, higher than 83% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 268 m² against a street median of 170 m²; estimated £4,646/m².
- EPC C; 11% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 940 m to Caterham station (about 15 min walk).
20b Loxford Road, Caterham CR3 6BH: a detached built 1983-1990
20b Loxford Road is a detached house in Caterham, Tandridge, built 1983-1990. It has an internal floor area of 268 m² and 8 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 170 m² home on Loxford Road. The postcode is CR3 6BH, in Harestone ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1998, when the home changed hands for £245,000. It sold again in 2024 for £1,415,000, a rise of 478% overall, or 7.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £1,245,000 implies a -12% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 83th 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 27 Mar 2024. Across Loxford Road, 11% of rated homes reach band C or better. Caterham station is 940 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 73 minutes.
20b Loxford Road value: estimated at £1,245,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Loxford Road.
Sale history
| 4 Oct 2024 | Detached house | £1,415,000 |
| 27 Nov 1998 | Detached house | £245,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£996,000 to £1,494,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 20b Loxford Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 20b Loxford Road
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.
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 20b Loxford Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1983-1990
- Floor area
- 268 m² (street median 170 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 8
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100062277807
Who lives near 20b Loxford Road: 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 004A: 1,448 residents in 528 households around 20b Loxford Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 2415%
- 25 to 4419%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children31%
- Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright42%
- Mortgage or shared38%
- Private rented18%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car10%
- 1 car34%
- 2 cars38%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (649 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent17%
- GCSE level24%
- None8%
Schools near 20b Loxford Road: 7 within 1.8 km, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham School Other independent school · ages 10-19 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham Prep Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 680 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St John's CofE Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 890 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oakhyrst Grange School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.3 km 21 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) | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.4 km 23 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 20b Loxford Road: 73 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.
20b Loxford Road to central London
| Victoria | 73 min | walk 18 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 75 min | walk 18 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near 20b Loxford Road
| Caterham | 940 m | about 15 min walk |
| Woldingham | 2820 m | about 46 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 3280 m | about 53 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 20b Loxford Road
12 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 407 409 411 434 611 658. Nearest stop: Caterham School, 405 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 20b Loxford Road: 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 | Caterham Valley Medical Practice | 630 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 760 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Morrisons | 730 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Library | 760 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Queens Park | 840 m | 43 |
| Hospital | North Downs Hospital | 300 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 20b Loxford 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.
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 20b Loxford Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 20b Loxford Road: 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) | 6.9 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 147 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 20b Loxford Road
Crime and policing near 20b Loxford Road
1,096 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 20b Loxford Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 586, earlier 6 months: 510.
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 20b Loxford Road
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 51 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: North Downs Hospital (314 m, rated 5); Sixth Form Café (430 m, rated 5); Compass @ Caterham Prep School (430 m, rated 5); Compass @ Caterham Upper School, Café and Pavillion (430 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 20b Loxford Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Harestone
- 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 £835,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 74% more than the authority average.
Photos of 20b Loxford 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 20b Loxford 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.
20b Loxford Road, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 20b Loxford Road?
20b Loxford Road has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 268 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 20b Loxford Road last sell for?
20b Loxford Road last sold for £1,415,000 on 4 Oct 2024, up 478% on its 27 Nov 1998 price of £245,000.
What is the estimated value of 20b Loxford Road?
An automated estimate puts 20b Loxford Road at £1,245,000, in a range of £996,000 to £1,494,000. 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 20b Loxford 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.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.