Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane, Chipstead CR5 3LU: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A flat of 58 m² built 2017, rated EPC B. It last sold for £443,000 in May 2022. The Resi IQ estimate today is £425,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £443,000 in 2022; our estimate today is £425,000, down 4% (-0.9% a year), behind the 6.2% a year typical on Outwood Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £443,000 in May 2022.
- Estimate today £425,000, higher than 0% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 58 m² against a street median of 115 m²; estimated £7,328/m².
- EPC B; 63% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 380 m to Chipstead station (about 6 min walk).
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane, Chipstead CR5 3LU: a flat built 2017
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane is a flat in Chipstead, Reigate and Banstead, built 2017. It has an internal floor area of 58 m² according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 115 m² home on Outwood Lane. The postcode is CR5 3LU, in Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward and the Reigate constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2022, when the home changed hands for £443,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £425,000 implies a -4% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 0th 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 B and was lodged 17 Sept 2021. Across Outwood Lane, 63% of rated homes reach band C or better. Chipstead station is 380 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 64 minutes.
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane value: estimated at £425,000, near the bottom of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Outwood Lane.
Sale history
| 27 May 2022 | Flat / maisonette | £443,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£340,000 to £510,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane against the rest of Outwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £443,000 | £567,000 | -22% |
| Now (estimate) | £425,000 | £675,000 | -37% |
The road median uses every recorded sale on Outwood Lane in that year (at least three), and today's median is the road's median estimated value.
Where Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
What it would take to reach EPC C, and what solar could do for this roof.
Going further than EPC B
This home is rated EPC B. 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.
1008 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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Flat
- Age band
- 2017
- Floor area
- 58 m² (street median 115 m²)
- EPC rating
- B
- Tenure when surveyed
- Not defined - use in the case of a new dwelling for which the intended tenure in not known. It is not to be used for an existing dwelling
- UPRN
- 68180430
Who lives near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: 88% of homes are owner-occupied and 47% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Reigate and Banstead 004D: 1,482 residents in 594 households around Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1516%
- 15 to 2410%
- 25 to 4422%
- 45 to 6432%
- 65 and over21%
Household type
- One person21%
- Couple, no children24%
- Family with children29%
- Other26%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright47%
- Mortgage or shared41%
- Private rented10%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car6%
- 1 car36%
- 2 cars41%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (756 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good89%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above41%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level25%
- None10%
Schools near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: 4 within 1.8 km, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 720 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.7 km 27 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: 64 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.
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane to central London
| Victoria | 64 min | walk 13 min → train 13 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 66 min | walk 13 min → train 28 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
| Chipstead | 380 m | about 6 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1250 m | about 20 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 2160 m | about 35 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
No mapped bus stops within 1 km of this postcode. Rural stops and routes can be missing from OpenStreetMap, so check the operator before relying on this.
Shops, doctors and services near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 3 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 | Woodcote Medical | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 2.2 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 2.2 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 380 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 480 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.9 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
196 public charging devices in Reigate and Banstead (35 rapid, 50 kW or more), or 123 per 100,000 people. That ranks 189 of 318 local authorities in Great Britain (median 137), as at 1 July 2026.
3 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 2.1 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.4 km |
| EVolt | 2.5 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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: NO₂ 9.4 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) | 9.4 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 103 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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
Crime and policing near Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
507 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 278, earlier 6 months: 229.
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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 40 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Midday Sun Hungry Horse (168 m, rated 4); The Corner Shop (381 m, rated 4); The Grape Variety (382 m, rated 5); Youngs Kitchen (382 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne
- Planning authority
- Reigate and Banstead LPA
The Reigate and Banstead market: average price £481,089, up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for Reigate and Banstead, 2026-06. A mix-adjusted average, so it can differ from the median sale price of one road.
| Type | Authority average |
|---|---|
| Detached | £919,360 |
| Semi-detached | £539,233 |
| Terraced | £428,529 |
| Flat or maisonette | £267,731 |
This street: houses sold for a median of £770,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £481,089 across all home types, so a house here sells for 60% more than the authority average.
Photos of Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood 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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane: Band D is £2,567 a year in Reigate and Banstead, up 4.4% on last year
Charge for 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The average Band D council tax in Reigate and Banstead is £2,567 for 2026 to 2027, £175 above the England average of £2,392. That ranks Reigate and Banstead 54th highest of 296 billing authorities, and the charge rose from £2,459 last year. Next door in Croydon, Band D is £2,600, £33 more than in Reigate and Banstead, so which side of a council boundary a home sits on changes the bill by about £33 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 Reigate and Banstead, 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 | £1,711 | £143 |
| Band B | £1,996 | £166 |
| Band C | £2,281 | £190 |
| Band D | £2,567 | £214 |
| Band E | £3,137 | £261 |
| Band F | £3,707 | £309 |
| Band G | £4,278 | £356 |
| Band H | £5,133 | £428 |
You can check or challenge a home's band on the GOV.UK "Find your Council Tax band" service.
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane, Chipstead: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane?
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane has an EPC rating of band B, with a recorded internal floor area of 58 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane last sell for?
Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane last sold for £443,000 on 27 May 2022.
What is the estimated value of Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane?
An automated estimate puts Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood Lane at £425,000, in a range of £340,000 to £510,000. 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 Flat 16, Goldfinch House, Outwood 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 Reigate and Banstead is £2,567 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.