Garden Cottage, Chaldon CR3 5AL: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 127 m² built 1930-1949, rated EPC D. It last sold for £1,000,000 in Nov 2023. The Resi IQ estimate today is £950,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £1,000,000 in 2023; our estimate today is £950,000, down 5% (-1.7% a year), behind the 0.0% a year typical on Church Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £1,000,000 in Nov 2023.
- Estimate today £950,000, higher than 67% of house sales on the street since 2019.
- 127 m² against a street median of 180 m²; estimated £7,480/m².
- EPC D; 60% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 2900 m to Merstham station (about 47 min walk).
Garden Cottage, Chaldon CR3 5AL: a detached built 1930-1949
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Chaldon, Tandridge, built 1930-1949. It has an internal floor area of 127 m² and 7 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 180 m² home on Church Lane. The postcode is CR3 5AL, in Chaldon ward and the East Surrey constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2023, when the home changed hands for £1,000,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £950,000 implies a -5% change since the last sale, which would put the home at the 67th 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 30 Nov 2022. Across Church Lane, 60% of rated homes reach band C or better. Merstham station is 2.9 km from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Blackfriars is 93 minutes.
Garden Cottage value: estimated at £950,000, in the middle of the street's price range
This home against every recorded sale on Church Lane.
Sale history
| 2 Nov 2023 | Detached house | £1,000,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£760,000 to £1,140,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where Garden Cottage sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Garden Cottage
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 Garden Cottage: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1930-1949
- Floor area
- 127 m² (street median 180 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 7
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 100061570072
Who lives near Garden Cottage: 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 Garden Cottage. 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 Garden Cottage: 3 within 1.8 km, 1 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 | 480 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Aurora Chaldon School Other independent special school · ages 5-19 | Special | 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 Garden Cottage: 93 minutes to Blackfriars 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.
Garden Cottage to central London
| Blackfriars | 93 min | walk 60 min → train 33 min |
| Victoria | 95 min | walk 60 min → train 35 min |
Stations near Garden Cottage
| Merstham | 2900 m | about 47 min walk |
| Caterham | 3010 m | about 49 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 3760 m | about 61 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Garden Cottage
6 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 411 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Hilltop Lane, 372 m away.
Shops, doctors and services near Garden Cottage: 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 | The Chaldon Road Surgery | 2.2 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Payden's | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 2.3 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 2.4 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 1.5 km | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 2.5 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Garden Cottage
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
| Esso EV Charger Esso | 1 bay | 2.8 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 Garden Cottage: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near Garden Cottage: NO₂ 9.2 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) | 9.2 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 173 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 Garden Cottage
Crime and policing near Garden Cottage
129 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Garden Cottage
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 89, earlier 6 months: 40.
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 Garden Cottage
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 48 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Stir Food @ St Peter and St Paul Church Primary (478 m, rated 2); Alderstead Shop (1166 m, rated 5); The Arc (1585 m, rated 4); Little Treasures Pre School and Nursery (1585 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Garden Cottage
- Conservation area
- Yes
- Green belt
- Yes
- 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 £937,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 95% more than the authority average.
Photos of Garden Cottage 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 Garden Cottage: 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.
Garden Cottage, Chaldon: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Garden Cottage?
Garden Cottage has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 127 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Garden Cottage last sell for?
Garden Cottage last sold for £1,000,000 on 2 Nov 2023.
What is the estimated value of Garden Cottage?
An automated estimate puts Garden Cottage at £950,000, in a range of £760,000 to £1,140,000. 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 Garden Cottage?
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.