55 Beechwood Road, Caterham CR3 6NF: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 87.8 m² built 1967-1975, rated EPC C. It last sold for £465,000 in Jan 2021. The Resi IQ estimate today is £506,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £465,000 in 2021; our estimate today is £506,000, up 9% (1.5% a year), behind the 6.3% a year typical on Beechwood Road.
- What we found
- Last sold £465,000 in Jan 2021.
- Estimate today £506,000, higher than 88% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 87.8 m² against a street median of 75 m²; estimated £5,763/m².
- EPC C; 12% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 810 m to Caterham station (about 13 min walk).
55 Beechwood Road, Caterham CR3 6NF: a semi-detached built 1967-1975
55 Beechwood Road is a semi-detached house in Caterham, Tandridge, built 1967-1975. It has an internal floor area of 87.8 m² and 4 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 75 m² home on Beechwood Road. The postcode is CR3 6NF, in Valley ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2021, when the home changed hands for £465,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £506,000 implies a 9% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 88th 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 13 Sept 2011. Across Beechwood Road, 12% of rated homes reach band C or better. Caterham station is 810 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 74 minutes.
55 Beechwood Road value: estimated at £506,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Beechwood Road.
Sale history
| 27 Jan 2021 | Semi-detached house | £465,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£425,000 to £587,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
55 Beechwood Road against the rest of Beechwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £465,000 | £453,000 | +3% |
| Now (estimate) | £506,000 | £436,000 | +16% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Beechwood Road in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 55 Beechwood Road sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 55 Beechwood 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.
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 55 Beechwood Road: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Age band
- 1967-1975
- Floor area
- 87.8 m² (street median 75 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 4
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061569228
Similar homes that sold near 55 Beechwood Road
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Beechwood Road | 81 m² | D | 26 Mar 2025 | £445,000 | £5,494 |
| 9 Beechwood Road | 84 m² | D | 15 Nov 2024 | £430,000 | £5,119 |
| 71 Beechwood Road | 91 m² | D | 30 Jun 2021 | £453,000 | £4,978 |
| 43 Beechwood Road | 89 m² | C | 5 Feb 2021 | £475,000 | £5,337 |
| 20 Beechwood Road | 87 m² | E | 13 Nov 2020 | £405,000 | £4,655 |
| 42 Beechwood Road | 98.8 m² | E | 3 Apr 2020 | £344,000 | £3,482 |
Who lives near 55 Beechwood Road: 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 004E: 2,060 residents in 808 households around 55 Beechwood Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1519%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4428%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over13%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children36%
- Other25%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright28%
- Mortgage or shared48%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented14%
Cars and vans per household
- No car13%
- 1 car43%
- 2 cars33%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,079 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 equivalent20%
- GCSE level25%
- None13%
Schools near 55 Beechwood Road: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 690 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 800 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 920 m 15 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) | 930 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.0 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.2 km 19 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) | 1.6 km 26 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 55 Beechwood 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.
55 Beechwood Road to central London
| Victoria | 74 min | walk 19 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 76 min | walk 19 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near 55 Beechwood Road
| Caterham | 810 m | about 13 min walk |
| Woldingham | 1620 m | about 26 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1630 m | about 26 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 55 Beechwood Road
16 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 407 409 411 434 611 658. Nearest stop: Beechwood Gardens, 111 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 55 Beechwood 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 | Caterham Valley Medical Practice | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 930 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Lidl | 700 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Valley Library | 810 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 100 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 55 Beechwood 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 | 2.7 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 55 Beechwood Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 55 Beechwood Road: NO₂ 10.5 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) | 10.5 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 136 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 55 Beechwood Road
Crime and policing near 55 Beechwood Road
1,369 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 55 Beechwood Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 705, earlier 6 months: 664.
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 55 Beechwood Road
53 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 48 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: King Fish (133 m, rated 5); Valley News Caterham (133 m, rated 5); The Lost Sheep (138 m, rated 5); Burntwood Lodge (485 m, rated 2).
Planning designations around 55 Beechwood Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Valley
- 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 £444,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 8% less than the authority average.
Photos of 55 Beechwood 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 55 Beechwood 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.
55 Beechwood Road, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 55 Beechwood Road?
55 Beechwood Road has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 87.8 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 55 Beechwood Road last sell for?
55 Beechwood Road last sold for £465,000 on 27 Jan 2021.
What is the estimated value of 55 Beechwood Road?
An automated estimate puts 55 Beechwood Road at £506,000, in a range of £425,000 to £587,000. 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 55 Beechwood 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.