26 Downsway, Whyteleafe CR3 0EU: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A mid-terrace house of 75 m² built 1900-1929, rated EPC C. It last sold for £408,000 in Jul 2026. The Resi IQ estimate today is £406,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Estimated at £406,000, 4% below the typical Downsway home (£424,000).
- What we found
- Last sold £408,000 in Jul 2026, up 17% since 2016 (1.5% a year).
- Estimate today £406,000, higher than 42% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 75 m² against a street median of 87 m²; estimated £5,413/m².
- EPC C; 24% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 470 m to Whyteleafe station (about 8 min walk).
26 Downsway, Whyteleafe CR3 0EU: a mid-terrace built 1900-1929
26 Downsway is a mid-terrace house in Whyteleafe, Tandridge, built 1900-1929. It has an internal floor area of 75 m² and 4 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 87 m² home on Downsway. The postcode is CR3 0EU, in Whyteleafe ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2016, when the home changed hands for £350,000. It sold again in 2026 for £408,000, a rise of 17% overall, or 1.5% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £406,000 implies a 0% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 42th 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 28 Apr 2016. Across Downsway, 24% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe station is 470 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 47 minutes.
26 Downsway value: estimated at £406,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Downsway.
Sale history
| 23 Jul 2026 | Terraced house | £408,000 |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Terraced house | £350,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£380,000 to £431,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
26 Downsway against the rest of Downsway
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £350,000 | £365,750 | -4% |
| 2026 | £408,000 | - | - |
| Now (estimate) | £406,000 | £444,000 | -9% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Downsway in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 26 Downsway sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 26 Downsway
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.
1010 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 26 Downsway: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Terraced house
- Age band
- 1900-1929
- Floor area
- 75 m² (street median 87 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 4
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061592785
Similar homes that sold near 26 Downsway
Terraced homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 Downsway | 74 m² | C | 8 May 2024 | £405,000 | £5,473 |
Who lives near 26 Downsway: 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 002E: 1,316 residents in 624 households around 26 Downsway. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4443%
- 45 to 6419%
- 65 and over8%
Household type
- One person36%
- Couple, no children19%
- Family with children32%
- Other12%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright15%
- Mortgage or shared48%
- Private rented27%
- Social rented10%
Cars and vans per household
- No car18%
- 1 car56%
- 2 cars22%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (775 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above39%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level26%
- None10%
Schools near 26 Downsway: 7 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.
| School | Phase | Latest Ofsted | Distance | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 730 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Warlingham School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hamsey Green Primary Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2020 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Olympus Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.8 km 29 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 26 Downsway: 47 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.
26 Downsway to central London
| Victoria | 47 min | walk 17 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 53 min | walk 17 min → train 36 min |
Stations near 26 Downsway
| Whyteleafe | 470 m | about 8 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 660 m | about 11 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1190 m | about 19 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 26 Downsway
25 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 407 409 411 434 439 657 658. Nearest stop: Maple Road, 139 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 26 Downsway: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 5 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 | Unnamed | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 530 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Immediate Dental Care | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Sainsbury's | 2.7 km | 8 |
| Library | Warlingham Library | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Post office | Whyteleafe Post Office | 590 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Whyteleafe Recreation Ground | 430 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 3.4 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 26 Downsway
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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 80 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 930 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.9 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 2.1 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.4 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 26 Downsway: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 26 Downsway: NO₂ 10.2 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above 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) | 10.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 98 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 26 Downsway
Crime and policing near 26 Downsway
867 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 26 Downsway
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 492, earlier 6 months: 375.
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 26 Downsway
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 43 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: BP Express (102 m, rated 5); Tesco Express (243 m, rated 5); The Bridge (365 m, rated 5); Kenley Kindergarten (394 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around 26 Downsway
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Whyteleafe
- 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 £424,000 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 26 Downsway 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 26 Downsway: 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.
26 Downsway, Whyteleafe: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 26 Downsway?
26 Downsway has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 75 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 26 Downsway last sell for?
26 Downsway last sold for £408,000 on 23 Jul 2026, up 17% on its 22 Jul 2016 price of £350,000.
What is the estimated value of 26 Downsway?
An automated estimate puts 26 Downsway at £406,000, in a range of £380,000 to £431,000. 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 26 Downsway?
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.