52a Stafford Road, Caterham CR3 6JA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 58.8 m² built 1967-1975, rated EPC D. It last sold for £250,000 in Sept 2015. The Resi IQ estimate today is £349,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £250,000 in 2015; our estimate today is £349,000, up 40% (3.1% a year), behind the 4.4% a year typical on Stafford Road.
What we found
Last sold £250,000 in Sept 2015, up 94% since 2002 (5.3% a year).
Estimate today £349,000, higher than 5% of house sales on the street since 2019.
58.8 m² against a street median of 71.86 m²; estimated £5,935/m².
EPC D; 49% of homes on the street are C or better.
350 m to Caterham station (about 6 min walk).
52a Stafford Road
52a Stafford Road
£129,000
sold 11 Oct 2002
52a Stafford Road, Caterham CR3 6JA: a flat built 1967-1975
52a Stafford Road is a flat in Caterham, Tandridge, built 1967-1975. It has an internal floor area of 58.8 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 71.86 m² home on Stafford Road. The postcode is CR3 6JA, in Valley ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2002, when the home changed hands for £129,000. It sold again in 2004 for £165,000 and in 2007 for £183,500 and in 2015 for £250,000, a rise of 94% overall, or 5.3% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £349,000 implies a 40% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 5th 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 Apr 2010. Across Stafford Road, 49% of rated homes reach band C or better. Caterham station is 350 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 66 minutes.
52a Stafford Road value: estimated at £349,000, near the bottom of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Stafford Road.
House saleFlat saleYearly medianThis homeEstimate today
Sale history
1 Sept 2015
Flat / maisonette
£250,000
18 May 2007
Flat / maisonette
£183,500
17 Dec 2004
Semi-detached house
£165,000
11 Oct 2002
Semi-detached house
£129,000
Estimate range
Last sale £250k
Estimate £349k
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£283,000 to £416,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
52a Stafford Road against the rest of Stafford 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
2002
£129,000
£168,475
-23%
2004
£165,000
£220,000
-25%
2007
£183,500
£216,750
-15%
2015
£250,000
£299,950
-17%
Now (estimate)
£349,000
£381,000
-8%
The road median uses every recorded sale on Stafford Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 52a Stafford Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
up to £3,400£3,400–£4,200£4,200–£4,700£4,700–£5,300over £5,300flat or no sale
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 52a Stafford 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.
£7,450
Effective rate 2.1% on £349,000
Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£1,649 a month
Borrowing £296,650 · deposit £52,350 · total interest £198,013
Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,088 kWh a year
Saves about £858 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.0 years.
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 52a Stafford Road: size, age and energy rating
Type
Flat
Age band
1967-1975
Floor area
58.8 m² (street median 71.86 m²)
Habitable rooms
3
EPC rating
D
Tenure when surveyed
owner-occupied
UPRN
100061575006
Similar homes that sold near 52a Stafford Road
Flat homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
Address
Size
EPC
Sold
Price
£/m²
253 Stafford Road
65 m²
D
17 Dec 2021
£360,000
£5,538
289 Stafford Road
65 m²
D
17 Dec 2021
£399,999
£6,154
Who lives near 52a Stafford Road: 60% of homes are owner-occupied and 43% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 004D: 2,461 residents in 1,181 households around 52a Stafford Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
60%own their home13 pts below the CR3 average
21%of residents under 151 pts above the CR3 average
18%of residents aged 65+1 pts above the CR3 average
43%work from home1 pts below the CR3 average
35%degree-level qualified3 pts below the CR3 average
28%homes with no car14 pts above the CR3 average
Who lives here
Age of residents
Under 1521%
15 to 248%
25 to 4433%
45 to 6420%
65 and over18%
Household type
One person42%
Couple, no children14%
Family with children31%
Other14%
Homes and cars
Tenure
Owned outright29%
Mortgage or shared32%
Private rented24%
Social rented15%
Cars and vans per household
No car28%
1 car50%
2 cars18%
3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,139 workers aged 16+)
Work from home43%
Drive or passenger37%
Train, tube or tram9%
Walk or cycle6%
Bus3%
Health and learning
General health
Good or very good81%
Fair14%
Bad or very bad5%
Highest qualification (16+)
Degree level or above35%
A level or equivalent18%
GCSE level24%
None15%
Schools near 52a Stafford 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
Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11
Other
No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school)
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 52a Stafford Road: 66 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.
52a Stafford Road to central London
Victoria
66 min
walk 11 min → train 14 min → train 25 min
Blackfriars
68 min
walk 11 min → train 32 min → train 20 min
Stations near 52a Stafford Road
Caterham
350 m
about 6 min walk
Woldingham
2110 m
about 34 min walk
Whyteleafe South
2110 m
about 34 min walk
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 52a Stafford Road
27 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400404407409411434466611657658. Nearest stop: Bourne Court, 105 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 52a Stafford 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
510 m
8
Pharmacy
Superdrug
410 m
10
Dentist
Townend Dental Practice
740 m
8
Supermarket
Lidl
120 m
8
Library
Caterham Valley Library
150 m
7
Post office
Caterham on the Hill Post Office
540 m
7
Park or green space
Timber Hill Park
480 m
43
Hospital
Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit
360 m
3
Electric vehicle charging near 52a Stafford 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 52a Stafford Road: MP and councillors
Air quality and noise near 52a Stafford 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
5
20
Coarse particles (PM10)
11.3
15
40
µg/m³, annual mean.
Height above sea level
134 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 52a Stafford Road
Crime and policing near 52a Stafford Road
1,388 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 52a Stafford Road
What was reported
Violence and sexual offences460
Anti-social behaviour208
Public order172
Shoplifting125
Criminal damage and arson112
Other theft110
Latest 6 months: 741, earlier 6 months: 647.
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 52a Stafford Road
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 49 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Lidl (119 m, rated 5); Mazzys Grill (121 m, rated 3); Domino's Pizza (121 m, rated 5); The Kerala Lounge (148 m, rated 5).
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 £425,000 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 52a Stafford 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 52a Stafford 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.
52a Stafford Road has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 58.8 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 52a Stafford Road last sell for?
52a Stafford Road last sold for £250,000 on 1 Sept 2015, up 94% on its 11 Oct 2002 price of £129,000.
What is the estimated value of 52a Stafford Road?
An automated estimate puts 52a Stafford Road at £349,000, in a range of £283,000 to £416,000. 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 52a Stafford 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.
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