Herons Croft, How Lane, Chipstead CR5 3LT: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 255 m² built 1900-1929, rated EPC D. It last sold for £1,700,000 in Aug 2025. The Resi IQ estimate today is £1,518,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £1,700,000 in 2025; our estimate today is £1,518,000, down 11% (-9.1% a year), behind the 6.4% a year typical on How Lane.
- What we found
- Last sold £1,700,000 in Aug 2025.
- Estimate today £1,518,000.
- 255 m² against a street median of 206.5 m²; estimated £5,953/m².
- EPC D; 0% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 520 m to Chipstead station (about 8 min walk).
Herons Croft, How Lane, Chipstead CR5 3LT: a detached built 1900-1929
Herons Croft, How Lane is a detached house in Chipstead, Reigate and Banstead, built 1900-1929. It has an internal floor area of 255 m² and 10 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, larger than the typical 206.5 m² home on How Lane. The postcode is CR5 3LT, in Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward and the Reigate constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2025, when the home changed hands for £1,700,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £1,518,000 implies a -11% change since the last sale. 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 4 Nov 2024. Across How Lane, 0% of rated homes reach band C or better. Chipstead station is 520 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 71 minutes.
Herons Croft, How Lane value: estimated at £1,518,000
This home against every recorded sale on How Lane.
Sale history
| 1 Aug 2025 | Detached house | £1,700,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£1,226,000 to £1,810,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where Herons Croft, How Lane sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Herons Croft, How Lane
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.
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 Herons Croft, How Lane: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1900-1929
- Floor area
- 255 m² (street median 206.5 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 10
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- Owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 68107589
Who lives near Herons Croft, How 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 Herons Croft, How 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 Herons Croft, How 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenity School Other independent special school · ages 11-19 | Special | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 540 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 820 m 13 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 1.4 km 23 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 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 Herons Croft, How Lane: 71 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.
Herons Croft, How Lane to central London
| Victoria | 71 min | walk 23 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 73 min | walk 23 min → train 25 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Herons Croft, How Lane
| Chipstead | 520 m | about 8 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1370 m | about 22 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1890 m | about 31 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Herons Croft, How 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 Herons Croft, How Lane: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 2 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 | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 1.3 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 2.0 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 700 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 1.1 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 4.8 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Herons Croft, How 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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Parkable | 10 bays | 1.8 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 2.1 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 Herons Croft, How Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near Herons Croft, How 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) | 11.1 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 149 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 Herons Croft, How Lane
Crime and policing near Herons Croft, How Lane
551 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Herons Croft, How Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 290, earlier 6 months: 261.
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 Herons Croft, How Lane
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 39 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Vins Catering @ Chipstead Golf Club (376 m, rated 2); Serenity School Coulsdon (543 m, rated 4); Bramley Health (558 m, rated 4); Midday Sun Hungry Horse (587 m, rated 4).
Planning designations around Herons Croft, How 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 |
Photos of Herons Croft, How 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 Herons Croft, How 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.
Herons Croft, How Lane, Chipstead: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Herons Croft, How Lane?
Herons Croft, How Lane has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 255 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Herons Croft, How Lane last sell for?
Herons Croft, How Lane last sold for £1,700,000 on 1 Aug 2025.
What is the estimated value of Herons Croft, How Lane?
An automated estimate puts Herons Croft, How Lane at £1,518,000, in a range of £1,226,000 to £1,810,000. 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 Herons Croft, How 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.