97 Tupwood Lane, Caterham CR3 6DD: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 180 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC C. It last sold for £880,000 in Jun 2021. The Resi IQ estimate today is £985,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £880,000 in 2021; our estimate today is £985,000, up 12% (2.2% a year), behind the 4.8% a year typical on Tupwood Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £880,000 in Jun 2021, up 184% since 2003 (6.0% a year).
- Estimate today £985,000, higher than 86% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 180 m² against a street median of 74 m²; estimated £5,472/m².
- EPC C; 47% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 980 m to Caterham station (about 16 min walk).
97 Tupwood Lane, Caterham CR3 6DD: a detached built 1930-1949
97 Tupwood Lane is a detached house in Caterham, Tandridge, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 180 m² and 7 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 74 m² home on Tupwood Lane. The postcode is CR3 6DD, in Harestone ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2003, when the home changed hands for £310,000. It sold again in 2012 for £430,000 and in 2021 for £880,000, a rise of 184% overall, or 6.0% a year. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £985,000 implies a 12% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 86th 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 27 Apr 2021. Across Tupwood Lane, 47% 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 74 minutes.
97 Tupwood Lane value: estimated at £985,000, near the top of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Tupwood Lane.
Sale history
| 30 Jun 2021 | Detached house | £880,000 |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Detached house | £430,000 |
| 1 Sept 2003 | Terraced house | £310,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£925,000 to £1,045,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
97 Tupwood Lane against the rest of Tupwood Lane
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | £310,000 | £203,500 | +52% |
| 2012 | £430,000 | £250,000 | +72% |
| 2021 | £880,000 | £281,000 | +213% |
| Now (estimate) | £985,000 | £330,000 | +198% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Tupwood Lane in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where 97 Tupwood Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for 97 Tupwood Lane
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 97 Tupwood Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 180 m² (street median 74 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 7
- EPC rating
- C
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061575948
Similar homes that sold near 97 Tupwood Lane
Detached homes on the street within 12 m² of this one, sold since 2019.
| Address | Size | EPC | Sold | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Tupwood Lane | 172 m² | D | 7 Dec 2023 | £715,000 | £4,157 |
| 79 Tupwood Lane | 170 m² | D | 25 Aug 2023 | £980,000 | £5,765 |
Who lives near 97 Tupwood Lane: 83% of homes are owner-occupied and 44% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 004C: 1,348 residents in 521 households around 97 Tupwood Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4428%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over15%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children38%
- Other22%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright36%
- Mortgage or shared47%
- Private rented15%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car11%
- 1 car40%
- 2 cars35%
- 3 or more13%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (714 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good90%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above40%
- A level or equivalent20%
- GCSE level25%
- None9%
Schools near 97 Tupwood Lane: 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 John's CofE Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 470 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham Prep Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 470 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham School Other independent school · ages 10-19 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 580 m 9 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) | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.7 km 27 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 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 97 Tupwood Lane: 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.
97 Tupwood Lane 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 97 Tupwood Lane
| Caterham | 980 m | about 16 min walk |
| Woldingham | 2600 m | about 42 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 3380 m | about 55 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 97 Tupwood Lane
10 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 407 409 411 434 611 658. Nearest stop: Caterham School, 373 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near 97 Tupwood Lane: 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 | 710 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 840 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Morrisons | 800 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Library | 920 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Timber Hill Park | 1.0 km | 43 |
| Hospital | North Downs Hospital | 150 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near 97 Tupwood Lane
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 97 Tupwood Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near 97 Tupwood Lane: NO₂ 9.8 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) | 9.8 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 209 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 97 Tupwood Lane
Crime and policing near 97 Tupwood Lane
838 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 97 Tupwood Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 431, earlier 6 months: 407.
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 97 Tupwood Lane
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 51 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Tupwood Gate Nursing Home (125 m, rated 5); North Downs Hospital (139 m, rated 5); Rainbows Nursery (Caterham) Limited (401 m, rated 5); Stir Foods @ St Johns C of E School (474 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around 97 Tupwood Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Harestone
- 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 £715,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 49% more than the authority average.
Photos of 97 Tupwood Lane 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 97 Tupwood Lane: 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.
97 Tupwood Lane, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of 97 Tupwood Lane?
97 Tupwood Lane has an EPC rating of band C, with a recorded internal floor area of 180 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did 97 Tupwood Lane last sell for?
97 Tupwood Lane last sold for £880,000 on 30 Jun 2021, up 184% on its 1 Sept 2003 price of £310,000.
What is the estimated value of 97 Tupwood Lane?
An automated estimate puts 97 Tupwood Lane at £985,000, in a range of £925,000 to £1,045,000. 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 97 Tupwood Lane?
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.