Garden Walk, Hooley CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 266 m² with 8 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 3 addresses are in our records and 7 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 29 Apr 2024. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 7 sales on record since 1995 across 3 addresses.
- 3 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3RE.
- 33% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 93 min, including the walk to Chipstead (2440 m).
- In Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward, Reigate and Banstead.
About Garden Walk, Hooley CR5: a small street
Garden Walk is a small street in Hooley, Reigate and Banstead. We hold 3 addresses on it in CR5 3RE, in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Chipstead, about 2.4 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 266 m² with 8 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 67% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 33% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: detached houses 100%. 67% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
There are too few recent sales on Garden Walk to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Garden Walk: every home by price per m²
Each dot is one address. Tap a dot for its last sale. Switch the colouring to see where prices, energy ratings and recent sales cluster.
Garden Walk house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £995,000 (Tepestede, Garden Walk, 2011); lowest £315,000 (1995).
Homes on Garden Walk: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 266 m², 8 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Garden Walk
67% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
How long people stay on Garden Walk: about 4.9 years, with resold homes gaining 8.4% a year
Time between consecutive sales of the same home. A short gap often means a quick resale after renovation; a long gap means a settled street.
Years between sales of the same home
Number of repeat sales by years held. 1 of 3 addresses (33%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Yew Cottage, Garden Walk £390,000 (1998) → £840,000 (2004) | 6.0 yrs | 13.5% |
| Tepestede, Garden Walk £690,000 (2007) → £995,000 (2011) | 3.7 yrs | 10.5% |
| Yew Cottage, Garden Walk £315,000 (1995) → £390,000 (1998) | 3.5 yrs | 6.3% |
| Tepestede, Garden Walk £995,000 (2011) → £500,000 (2024) | 12.8 yrs | -5.2% |
Latest house sales on Garden Walk, Hooley
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepestede, Garden Walk | Detached house | 29 Apr 2024 | £500,000 | 271 m² | – |
| The Pines, Garden Walk | Detached house | 31 Jul 2015 | £700,000 | 259 m² | £2,703 |
| Tepestede, Garden Walk | Detached house | 24 Jun 2011 | £995,000 | 271 m² | £3,672 |
| Tepestede, Garden Walk | Detached house | 25 Oct 2007 | £690,000 | 271 m² | £2,546 |
| Yew Cottage, Garden Walk | Detached house | 3 Dec 2004 | £840,000 | 266 m² | £3,158 |
| Yew Cottage, Garden Walk | Detached house | 16 Nov 1998 | £390,000 | 266 m² | – |
| Yew Cottage, Garden Walk | Detached house | 15 May 1995 | £315,000 | 266 m² | – |
A dash in £/m² marks flats, missing floor areas and implausible values (below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m²), which usually mean part-share sales or EPC errors.
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 |
Who lives around Garden Walk, Hooley: 73% of homes are owner-occupied and 42% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Reigate and Banstead 004E: 2,747 residents in 1,011 households around Garden Walk. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1522%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4428%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over11%
Household type
- One person19%
- Couple, no children16%
- Family with children41%
- Other24%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright24%
- Mortgage or shared53%
- Private rented11%
- Social rented12%
Cars and vans per household
- No car7%
- 1 car37%
- 2 cars39%
- 3 or more17%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,433 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair9%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above38%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level25%
- None12%
Schools near Garden Walk, Hooley: 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) | 1.8 km 29 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2024 | 3.0 km 49 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Merstham Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Nov 2022 | 3.0 km 49 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Chipstead Valley Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jun 2024 | 3.1 km 51 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 |
| Furzefield Primary Academy Academy converter · ages 0-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, May 2023 | 3.2 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Keston Primary School Academy converter · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Mar 2023 | 3.3 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Royal Alexandra and Albert School Voluntary aided school · ages 7-18 | All-through | Good Graded inspection, Apr 2024 | 3.3 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 3.3 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Sept 2024 | 3.3 km 53 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Byron Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Sept 2023 | 3.4 km 55 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Smitham Primary School Community school · ages 3-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jun 2023 | 3.4 km 56 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) | 3.4 km 56 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 Walk: 93 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.
Garden Walk to central London
| Victoria | 93 min | walk 42 min → train 13 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 95 min | walk 42 min → train 28 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Garden Walk
| Chipstead | 2440 m | about 40 min walk |
| Merstham | 2770 m | about 45 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 3270 m | about 53 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Garden Walk
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.
Living on Garden Walk, Hooley: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Chipstead, about 2.4 km away, and Merstham, about 2.8 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 93 minutes, walking included.
Aldi and Tesco are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Downland Surgery, Old Coulsdon Medical Practice and Woodcote Medical. For schools, St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School (good), Merstham Primary School (good) and Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding) are the closest primarys, and Oasis Academy Coulsdon (good) is the nearest secondary school at 3.3 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Reigate and Banstead before relying on distance.
are the nearest named green spaces. Our Hooley guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Garden Walk: homes nearby use 27% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 16% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Reigate and Banstead 004E (995 gas meters, 1,045 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 84% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 12,400 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 85% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,060 kWh.
Older and larger homes, gas heating and electric cars all push use up; falling use since 2019 reflects higher prices, milder weather and efficiency work. Figures describe the area, not any single home.
Air quality and noise near Garden Walk: NO₂ 9.6 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) | 9.6 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 129 m
- Major-road noise (Defra mapping)
- See Defra map
- 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.
Shops, doctors and services near Garden Walk: 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 | Downland Surgery | 2.9 km | 7 |
| Pharmacy | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 3.1 km | 11 |
| Dentist | Crossways Dental | 3.1 km | 12 |
| Supermarket | Aldi | 3.8 km | 6 |
| Library | Bradmore Green Library | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Post office | Station Parade Post Office | 2.5 km | 9 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 300 m | 38 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 5.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Garden Walk
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.
1 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| Esso EV Charger Esso | 1 bay | 2.6 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 Walk: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Garden Walk
Crime and policing near Garden Walk
235 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Garden Walk
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 121, earlier 6 months: 114.
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 Walk
58 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 44 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Hemesh Petrolium Uk Ltd (321 m, rated 5); Starbucks Coffee Co UK Ltd (365 m, rated 5); Hooley News (579 m, rated 5); Starbrite Fuel Services Ltd (579 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Garden Walk
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
- Planning authority
- Reigate and Banstead LPA
Photos of Garden Walk 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.
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Council tax on Garden Walk: 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.
Garden Walk, Hooley: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Garden Walk, Hooley?
Garden Walk has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 7 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Garden Walk?
Garden Walk is in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward in Reigate and Banstead, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Garden Walk from the nearest station?
Chipstead is about 2440 m from the middle of Garden Walk, around 40 minutes' walk, and Merstham is 2770 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Garden Walk have?
33% of rated homes on Garden Walk are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on Garden Walk?
Band D council tax in Reigate and Banstead is £2,567 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Garden Walk?
The nearest schools include St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School (3.0 km), Merstham Primary School (3.0 km) and Chipstead Valley Primary School (3.1 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Garden Walk?
Garden Walk has 7 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Hooley, where the median sale since 2019 is £425,000.
How is this calculated?
Sales come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, and floor areas and energy ratings from the EPC register. Medians use sales since 2019; £/m² uses houses only. See the method note below.
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.
Every address on Garden Walk, Hooley CR5
3 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tepestede, Garden Walk | Detached | 271 m² | D | £500,000 · 2024 | £1,845 |
| The Pines, Garden Walk | Detached | 259 m² | C | £700,000 · 2015 | £2,703 |
| Yew Cottage, Garden Walk | Detached | 266 m² | D | £840,000 · 2004 | £3,158 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 3 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.