How Lane, Chipstead CR5: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 206.5 m² with 9 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D. 4 addresses are in our records and 6 sales since 1995.
Latest recorded sale 1 Aug 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 6 sales on record since 1995 across 4 addresses.
- 4 addresses in 1 postcode: CR5 3LT.
- 0% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 40% across the wider CR5 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 71 min, including the walk to Chipstead (520 m).
- In Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward, Reigate and Banstead.
About How Lane, Chipstead CR5: a small street
How Lane is a small street in Chipstead, Reigate and Banstead. We hold 4 addresses on it in CR5 3LT, in Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward and the Reigate constituency. The nearest station is Chipstead, about 520 m away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 206.5 m² with 9 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D. 50% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 0% reach band C or better, compared with 40% across the wider CR5 sample. By type: detached houses 100%. 75% of homes with a recorded age date from before 1930.
There are too few recent sales on How Lane to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area. Among the 131 CR5 roads we rank, How Lane is 13th for house price per square metre.
Map of How Lane: 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.
How Lane house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £1,700,000 (Herons Croft, How Lane, 2025); lowest £230,000 (1996).
Homes on How Lane: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 206.5 m², 9 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on How Lane
100% of rated homes are D or below, against 60% across the wider CR5 sample.
Latest house sales on How Lane, Chipstead
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herons Croft, How Lane | Detached house | 1 Aug 2025 | £1,700,000 | 255 m² | £6,667 |
| Mead Corner, How Lane | Detached house | 3 May 2024 | £955,000 | 181 m² | £5,276 |
| Over The Way, How Lane | Detached house | 7 Mar 2011 | £760,000 | 176.16 m² | £4,314 |
| Flowerways, How Lane | Detached house | 31 Oct 1996 | £230,000 | 232 m² | – |
| Over The Way, How Lane | Detached house | 21 Aug 1996 | £248,000 | 176.16 m² | – |
| Mead Corner, How Lane | Detached house | 9 Feb 1996 | £260,000 | 181 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 How Lane, Chipstead: 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 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 How Lane, Chipstead: 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 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.
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 How Lane
| Chipstead | 520 m | about 8 min walk |
| Woodmansterne | 1360 m | about 22 min walk |
| Coulsdon South | 1890 m | about 31 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near 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.
Living on How Lane, Chipstead: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Chipstead, about 520 m away, and Woodmansterne, about 1.4 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 71 minutes, walking included.
Aldi and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Woodcote Medical, Bramley Avenue Surgery and The Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, Chipstead Valley Primary School (outstanding), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (good) and Smitham Primary School (good) are the closest primarys. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Reigate and Banstead before relying on distance.
Lakers Rise Recreation Ground and Park Downs are the nearest named green spaces. Our Chipstead guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around How Lane: homes nearby use 83% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Reigate and Banstead 004D (584 gas meters, 639 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 18,786 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 94% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,825 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 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.
Shops, doctors and services near 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 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 How Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around How Lane
Crime and policing near How Lane
551 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of 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 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 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
Photos of 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 on 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.
How Lane, Chipstead: questions people ask
What is the average house price on How Lane, Chipstead?
How Lane has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 6 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers How Lane?
How Lane is in Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward in Reigate and Banstead, and in the Reigate parliamentary constituency.
How far is How Lane from the nearest station?
Chipstead is about 520 m from the middle of How Lane, around 8 minutes' walk, and Woodmansterne is 1360 m away.
What energy rating do homes on How Lane have?
0% of rated homes on How Lane are EPC band C or better, against 40% across CR5.
What council tax do you pay on How Lane?
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 How Lane?
The nearest schools include Chipstead Valley Primary School (820 m), St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (1.4 km) and Smitham Primary School (1.6 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on How Lane?
How Lane has 6 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Chipstead, where the median sale since 2019 is £615,000.
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 How Lane, Chipstead CR5
4 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowerways, How Lane | Detached | 232 m² | E | £230,000 · 1996 | £991 |
| Herons Croft, How Lane | Detached | 255 m² | D | £1,700,000 · 2025 | £6,667 |
| Mead Corner, How Lane | Detached | 181 m² | D | £955,000 · 2024 | £5,276 |
| Over The Way, How Lane | Detached | 176.16 m² | F | £760,000 · 2011 | £4,314 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 4 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.