49a Essendene Road, Caterham CR3 5PB: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 194 m² built before 1900, rated EPC D. It last sold for £289,950 in Aug 1999. The Resi IQ estimate today is £873,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £289,950 in 1999; our estimate today is £873,000, up 201% (4.1% a year), behind the 5.4% a year typical on Essendene Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £289,950 in Aug 1999.
- Estimate today £873,000, higher than 67% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 194 m² against a street median of 138.05 m²; estimated £4,500/m².
- EPC D; 7% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 1010 m to Caterham station (about 16 min walk).
49a Essendene Road, Caterham CR3 5PB: a detached built before 1900
49a Essendene Road is a detached house in Caterham, Tandridge, built before 1900. It has an internal floor area of 194 m² and 8 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 138.05 m² home on Essendene Road. The postcode is CR3 5PB, in Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 1999, when the home changed hands for £289,950. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £873,000 implies a 201% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 67th 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 D and was lodged 15 Feb 2023. Across Essendene Road, 7% of rated homes reach band C or better. Caterham station is 1.0 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 76 minutes.
49a Essendene Road value: estimated at £873,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Essendene Road.
Sale history
| 26 Aug 1999 | Detached house | £289,950 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£725,000 to £1,021,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 49a Essendene Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 49a Essendene Road
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 D. 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.
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 49a Essendene Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- before 1900
- Floor area
- 194 m² (street median 138.05 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 8
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061571570
Similar homes that sold near 49a Essendene Road
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Essendene Road | 204 m² | C | 8 May 2024 | £865,000 | £4,240 |
Who lives near 49a Essendene Road: 77% of homes are owner-occupied and 52% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 005B: 1,593 residents in 713 households around 49a Essendene Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1513%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4420%
- 45 to 6430%
- 65 and over29%
Household type
- One person37%
- Couple, no children14%
- Family with children22%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright43%
- Mortgage or shared34%
- Private rented11%
- Social rented12%
Cars and vans per household
- No car17%
- 1 car41%
- 2 cars29%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (704 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good80%
- Fair13%
- Bad or very bad7%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent14%
- GCSE level22%
- None15%
Schools near 49a Essendene Road: 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 20 m 1 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 230 m 4 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 630 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 790 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 830 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 870 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 930 m 15 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) | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham School Other independent school · ages 10-19 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.7 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 49a Essendene Road: 76 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.
49a Essendene Road to central London
| Victoria | 76 min | walk 21 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 78 min | walk 21 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near 49a Essendene Road
| Caterham | 1010 m | about 16 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1770 m | about 29 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2250 m | about 37 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 49a Essendene Road
41 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 407 409 411 434 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Townend Shops, 92 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 49a Essendene Road: 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 | The Chaldon Road Surgery | 260 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 110 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 110 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 110 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 270 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 240 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Town End Recreation Ground | 260 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 480 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 49a Essendene 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.
1 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 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 49a Essendene Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 49a Essendene Road: 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
- 185 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 49a Essendene Road
Crime and policing near 49a Essendene Road
1,732 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 49a Essendene Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 923, earlier 6 months: 809.
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 49a Essendene Road
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 51 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Townend Social Club (83 m, rated 5); That Retro Place (122 m, rated 5); Raja Tandoori Restaurant (122 m, rated 5); Best Zone Convenience Store (124 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 49a Essendene Road
- 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 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £770,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 60% more than the authority average.
Photos of 49a Essendene 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 49a Essendene 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.
49a Essendene Road, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 49a Essendene Road?
49a Essendene Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 194 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 49a Essendene Road last sell for?
49a Essendene Road last sold for £289,950 on 26 Aug 1999.
What is the estimated value of 49a Essendene Road?
An automated estimate puts 49a Essendene Road at £873,000, in a range of £725,000 to £1,021,000. 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 49a Essendene 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.