28 Spencer Road, Chaldon CR3 5LA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 247 m² built 1983-1990, rated EPC C. It last sold for £355,000 in Sept 2003. The Resi IQ estimate today is £668,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £355,000 in 2003; our estimate today is £668,000, up 88% (2.8% a year), behind the 6.7% a year typical on Spencer Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £355,000 in Sept 2003, up 145% since 1995 (10.8% a year).
- Estimate today £668,000, higher than 100% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 247 m² against a street median of 79.02 m²; estimated £2,704/m².
- EPC C; 24% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1630 m to Whyteleafe South station (about 26 min walk).
28 Spencer Road, Chaldon CR3 5LA: a detached built 1983-1990
28 Spencer Road is a detached house in Chaldon, Tandridge, built 1983-1990. It has an internal floor area of 247 m² and 9 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 79.02 m² home on Spencer Road. The postcode is CR3 5LA, in Westway ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1995, when the home changed hands for £145,000. It sold again in 1998 for £186,500 and in 2003 for £355,000, a rise of 145% overall, or 10.8% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £668,000 implies a 88% 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 2 Apr 2019. Across Spencer Road, 24% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe South station is 1.6 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 74 minutes.
28 Spencer Road value: estimated at £668,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Spencer Road.
Sale history
| 25 Sept 2003 | Detached house | £355,000 |
| 29 Apr 1998 | Detached house | £186,500 |
| 6 Jan 1995 | Detached house | £145,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£543,000 to £793,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
28 Spencer Road against the rest of Spencer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £145,000 | - | - |
| 1998 | £186,500 | £77,000 | +142% |
| 2003 | £355,000 | £230,000 | +54% |
| Now (estimate) | £668,000 | £468,000 | +43% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Spencer Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 28 Spencer Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 28 Spencer 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.
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 28 Spencer Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1983-1990
- Floor area
- 247 m² (street median 79.02 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 9
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061574787
Who lives near 28 Spencer Road: 81% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 003A: 1,836 residents in 696 households around 28 Spencer Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4424%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over17%
Household type
- One person23%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children40%
- Other24%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright34%
- Mortgage or shared49%
- Private rented9%
- Social rented8%
Cars and vans per household
- No car8%
- 1 car39%
- 2 cars38%
- 3 or more15%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (924 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above31%
- A level or equivalent20%
- GCSE level27%
- None14%
Schools near 28 Spencer Road: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 610 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 670 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 770 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 780 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 830 m 13 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 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 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 28 Spencer Road: 74 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.
28 Spencer Road to central London
| Victoria | 74 min | walk 44 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 80 min | walk 44 min → train 36 min |
Stations near 28 Spencer Road
| Whyteleafe South | 1630 m | about 26 min walk |
| Caterham | 1910 m | about 31 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1950 m | about 32 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 28 Spencer Road
39 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 409 411 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Ninehams Road, 342 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 28 Spencer Road: 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 | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Payden's | 890 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 890 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 600 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 880 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 610 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.4 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 28 Spencer 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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.3 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 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 28 Spencer Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 28 Spencer Road: NO₂ 10.1 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) | 10.1 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 176 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 28 Spencer Road
Crime and policing near 28 Spencer Road
1,125 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 28 Spencer Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 601, earlier 6 months: 524.
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 28 Spencer Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 50 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Bracken Lodge (203 m, rated 5); Buxton Lodge Care Home (372 m, rated 4); Hillside Care Home (473 m, rated 5); Bolton Stores (477 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 28 Spencer Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Westway
- 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 £482,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 0% more than the authority average.
Photos of 28 Spencer 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 28 Spencer 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.
28 Spencer Road, Chaldon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 28 Spencer Road?
28 Spencer Road has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 247 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 28 Spencer Road last sell for?
28 Spencer Road last sold for £355,000 on 25 Sept 2003, up 145% on its 6 Jan 1995 price of £145,000.
What is the estimated value of 28 Spencer Road?
An automated estimate puts 28 Spencer Road at £668,000, in a range of £543,000 to £793,000. 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 28 Spencer 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.