Homefield, Walpole Avenue, Chipstead CR5 3PN: sold prices, EPC rating and value estimate
A detached house of 219 m² built 1900-1929, rated EPC D. It last sold for £1,360,000 in May 2022. The Resi IQ estimate today is £1,614,000, an automated estimate and not a valuation.
Last sold for £1,360,000 in 2022; our estimate today is £1,614,000, up 19% (4.0% a year).
- What we found
- Last sold £1,360,000 in May 2022.
- Estimate today £1,614,000.
- 219 m² against a street median of 413 m²; estimated £7,370/m².
- EPC D; 67% of homes on the street are C or better.
- 600 m to Chipstead station (about 10 min walk).
Homefield, Walpole Avenue, Chipstead CR5 3PN: a detached built 1900-1929
Homefield, Walpole Avenue is a detached house in Chipstead, Reigate and Banstead, built 1900-1929. It has an internal floor area of 219 m² and 8 habitable rooms according to its energy certificate, smaller than the typical 413 m² home on Walpole Avenue. The postcode is CR5 3PN, in Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward and the Reigate constituency.
The sales record goes back to 2022, when the home changed hands for £1,360,000. Resi IQ's automated estimate of £1,614,000 implies a 19% 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 10 Dec 2015. Across Walpole Avenue, 67% of rated homes reach band C or better. Chipstead station is 600 m from the home, and the quickest weekday journey to London Victoria is 66 minutes.
Homefield, Walpole Avenue value: estimated at £1,614,000
This home against every recorded sale on Walpole Avenue.
Sale history
| 24 May 2022 | Detached house | £1,360,000 |
Estimate range
The shaded band is the model's estimate range (£1,291,000 to £1,936,000). The last recorded sale is shown for scale. Automated estimate, not a valuation.
Where Homefield, Walpole Avenue sits on the street
Every home on the street, with this one outlined.
Running costs, EPC upgrades and solar for Homefield, Walpole 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.
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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue: size, age and energy rating
- Type
- Detached house
- Age band
- 1900-1929
- Floor area
- 219 m² (street median 413 m²)
- Habitable rooms
- 8
- EPC rating
- D
- Tenure when surveyed
- owner-occupied
- UPRN
- 68106904
Who lives near Homefield, Walpole Avenue: 90% of homes are owner-occupied and 52% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Reigate and Banstead 004C: 1,661 residents in 638 households around Homefield, Walpole Avenue. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1515%
- 15 to 248%
- 25 to 4420%
- 45 to 6434%
- 65 and over23%
Household type
- One person17%
- Couple, no children22%
- Family with children28%
- Other32%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright49%
- Mortgage or shared41%
- Private rented8%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car3%
- 1 car26%
- 2 cars44%
- 3 or more26%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (828 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good90%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above49%
- A level or equivalent16%
- GCSE level21%
- None9%
Schools near Homefield, Walpole Avenue: 13 within 3.5 km, 9 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) | 750 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 1.6 km 26 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 2.3 km 37 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 2.5 km 40 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Woodmansterne Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2023 | 2.7 km 45 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2024 | 3.0 km 48 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 3.1 km 50 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 3.2 km 52 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Aberdour Preparatory School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 3.2 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Banstead Community Junior School Community school · ages 7-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 3.4 km 55 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Banstead Preparatory School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 3.4 km 55 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Beacon School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jun 2023 | 3.4 km 56 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Banstead Infant School and Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-7 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 3.5 km 57 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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue: 66 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.
Homefield, Walpole Avenue to central London
| Victoria | 66 min | walk 15 min → train 13 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 68 min | walk 15 min → train 28 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Homefield, Walpole Avenue
| Chipstead | 600 m | about 10 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 2000 m | about 33 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 2550 m | about 41 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Homefield, Walpole Avenue
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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue: 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 | 2.5 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Valley Pharmacy | 2.2 km | 11 |
| Dentist | mydentist | 2.8 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 2.9 km | 6 |
| Library | Coulsdon Library | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 730 m | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 1.2 km | 38 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 5.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Homefield, Walpole Avenue
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 | 2.6 km |
| BP Pulse | 6 bays | 3.0 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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Air quality and noise near Homefield, Walpole Avenue: NO₂ 9.1 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) | 9.1 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue
Crime and policing near Homefield, Walpole Avenue
278 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Homefield, Walpole Avenue
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 152, earlier 6 months: 126.
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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue
59 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 43 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Ramblers Rest Public House (326 m, rated 5); Chipstead Hardcourt Tennis Club (327 m, rated 5); The Chipstead Players (607 m, rated 5); The White Hart (638 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Homefield, Walpole Avenue
- 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 Homefield, Walpole 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 Homefield, Walpole Avenue: 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.
Homefield, Walpole Avenue, Chipstead: questions people ask
What is the EPC rating of Homefield, Walpole Avenue?
Homefield, Walpole Avenue has an EPC rating of band D, with a recorded internal floor area of 219 square metres. Certificates last ten years, so check the lodgement date before marketing the home.
How much did Homefield, Walpole Avenue last sell for?
Homefield, Walpole Avenue last sold for £1,360,000 on 24 May 2022.
What is the estimated value of Homefield, Walpole Avenue?
An automated estimate puts Homefield, Walpole Avenue at £1,614,000, in a range of £1,291,000 to £1,936,000. 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 Homefield, Walpole 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 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.