4 Buxton Avenue, Caterham CR3 5HU: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 101.1 m² built 1967-1975, rated EPC E. It last sold for £405,000 in Jul 2010. The Resi IQ estimate today is £674,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £405,000 in 2010; our estimate today is £674,000, up 66% (3.2% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £405,000 in Jul 2010, up 19% since 2005 (3.8% a year).
- Estimate today £674,000.
- 101.1 m² against a street median of 101.1 m²; estimated £6,667/m².
- EPC E; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1230 m to Whyteleafe South station (about 20 min walk).
4 Buxton Avenue, Caterham CR3 5HU: a detached built 1967-1975
4 Buxton Avenue is a detached house in Caterham, Tandridge, built 1967-1975. It has an internal floor area of 101.1 m² and 6 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, the same size as the typical 101.1 m² home on Buxton Avenue. The postcode is CR3 5HU, in Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2005, when the home changed hands for £341,000. It sold again in 2010 for £405,000, a rise of 19% overall, or 3.8% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £674,000 implies a 66% change since the last sale. 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 2 Mar 2010. Across Buxton Avenue, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Whyteleafe South station is 1.2 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 65 minutes.
4 Buxton Avenue value: estimated at £674,000
This home against every recorded sale on Buxton Avenue.
Sale history
| 15 Jul 2010 | Detached house | £405,000 |
| 16 Dec 2005 | Detached house | £341,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£539,000 to £809,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 4 Buxton Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 4 Buxton Avenue
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.
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 4 Buxton Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1967-1975
- Floor area
- 101.1 m² (street median 101.1 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 6
- EPC rating
- E
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061569609
Who lives near 4 Buxton Avenue: 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 003C: 1,580 residents in 573 households around 4 Buxton Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4421%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children36%
- Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared45%
- Private rented5%
- Social rented6%
Cars and vans per household
- No car9%
- 1 car36%
- 2 cars36%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (736 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above35%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level23%
- None17%
Schools near 4 Buxton Avenue: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 290 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 320 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 370 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 410 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 540 m 9 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 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 1.3 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.7 km 27 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 4 Buxton Avenue: 65 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.
4 Buxton Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 65 min | walk 35 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 71 min | walk 35 min → train 36 min |
Stations near 4 Buxton Avenue
| Whyteleafe South | 1230 m | about 20 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 1620 m | about 26 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1650 m | about 27 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 4 Buxton Avenue
29 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 404 409 411 466 657. Nearest stop: Salmons Lane Green, 121 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 4 Buxton Avenue: 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 | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 920 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 200 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.5 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 4 Buxton Avenue
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 | 2.0 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 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 4 Buxton Avenue: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 4 Buxton Avenue: 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
- 177 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 4 Buxton Avenue
Crime and policing near 4 Buxton Avenue
1,528 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 4 Buxton Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 805, earlier 6 months: 723.
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 4 Buxton Avenue
56 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 48 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Buxton Lodge Care Home (224 m, rated 4); Bracken Lodge (247 m, rated 5); Nourish @ Audley Primary School (298 m, rated 5); Impact Food Group @ St Francis Catholic Primary School (298 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 4 Buxton Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- 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 |
Photos of 4 Buxton Avenue 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 4 Buxton Avenue: 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.
4 Buxton Avenue, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 4 Buxton Avenue?
4 Buxton Avenue has an EPC rating of band E, with a recorded internal floor area of 101.1 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 4 Buxton Avenue last sell for?
4 Buxton Avenue last sold for £405,000 on 15 Jul 2010, up 19% on its 16 Dec 2005 price of £341,000.
What is the estimated value of 4 Buxton Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 4 Buxton Avenue at £674,000, in a range of £539,000 to £809,000. 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 4 Buxton Avenue?
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.