8 Mount Avenue, Chaldon CR3 5BA: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A semi-detached house of 67 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £250,000 in Sept 2003. The Resi IQ estimate today is £468,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £250,000 in 2003; our estimate today is £468,000, up 87% (2.8% a year), behind the 6.9% a year typical on Mount Avenue.
- What we found
- Last sold £250,000 in Sept 2003, up 22% since 2002.
- Estimate today £468,000, higher than 33% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 67 m² against a street median of 80.25 m²; estimated £6,985/m².
- EPC D; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2070 m to Caterham station (about 34 min walk).
8 Mount Avenue, Chaldon CR3 5BA: a semi-detached built 1930-1949
8 Mount Avenue is a semi-detached house in Chaldon, Tandridge, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 67 m² and 3 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 80.25 m² home on Mount Avenue. The postcode is CR3 5BA, in Chaldon ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2002, when the home changed hands for £205,000. It sold again in 2003 for £250,000, a rise of 22% overall. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £468,000 implies a 87% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 33th 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 2 Jul 2024. Across Mount Avenue, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Caterham station is 2.1 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 93 minutes.
8 Mount Avenue value: estimated at £468,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Mount Avenue.
Sale history
| 15 Sept 2003 | Semi-detached house | £250,000 |
| 20 Sept 2002 | Semi-detached house | £205,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£438,000 to £498,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where 8 Mount Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 8 Mount 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 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.
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 8 Mount Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 67 m² (street median 80.25 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 3
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061573826
Similar homes that sold near 8 Mount Avenue
Semi-detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mount Avenue | 64 m² | D | 30 Mar 2020 | £422,500 | £6,602 |
Who lives near 8 Mount Avenue: 93% of homes are owner-occupied and 51% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 005A: 1,822 residents in 670 households around 8 Mount Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1517%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4417%
- 45 to 6431%
- 65 and over26%
Household type
- One person17%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children31%
- Other35%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright50%
- Mortgage or shared43%
- Private rented6%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car5%
- 1 car26%
- 2 cars42%
- 3 or more26%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (795 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above42%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level23%
- None11%
Schools near 8 Mount Avenue: 6 within 1.8 km, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2024 | 680 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 720 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oakhyrst Grange School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.4 km 23 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) | 1.7 km 27 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 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 8 Mount Avenue: 93 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.
8 Mount Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 93 min | walk 38 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 95 min | walk 38 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near 8 Mount Avenue
| Caterham | 2070 m | about 34 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 3400 m | about 55 min walk |
| Merstham | 3420 m | about 56 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 8 Mount Avenue
11 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 409 411 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Mount Avenue, 97 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 8 Mount Avenue: 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 | The Chaldon Road Surgery | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Payden's | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 850 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene - Physiotherapy | 1.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 8 Mount 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.
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 8 Mount Avenue: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 8 Mount 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) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 183 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 8 Mount Avenue
Crime and policing near 8 Mount Avenue
626 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 8 Mount Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 347, earlier 6 months: 279.
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 8 Mount Avenue
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 52 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Stir Food @ St Peter and St Paul Church Primary (674 m, rated 2); Cafe 181 at Oakhall Church (765 m, rated 5); Priyas News (1017 m, rated 5); Oakhyrst Grange School (1101 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 8 Mount Avenue
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Chaldon
- 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 £495,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 3% more than the authority average.
Photos of 8 Mount 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 8 Mount 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.
8 Mount Avenue, Chaldon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 8 Mount Avenue?
8 Mount Avenue has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 67 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 8 Mount Avenue last sell for?
8 Mount Avenue last sold for £250,000 on 15 Sept 2003, up 22% on its 20 Sept 2002 price of £205,000.
What is the estimated value of 8 Mount Avenue?
An automated estimate puts 8 Mount Avenue at £468,000, in a range of £438,000 to £498,000. 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 8 Mount 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.