Howe Drive, Chaldon CR3: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a terraced house of about 61 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 31 addresses are in our records and 80 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £355,000 since 2019, about £5,917 per m².
Howe Drive ranks 81st of 118 roads in CR3 by typical home value (£350,000), 17% below the CR3 median of £424,000; prices here have risen about 6.3% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 3 Feb 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £355,000 since 2019 (12 sales), about £5,917/m².
- 31 addresses in 1 postcode: CR3 5AX.
- 32% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 86 min, including the walk to Caterham (1670 m).
- In Westway ward, Tandridge.
About Howe Drive, Chaldon CR3: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £355k
Howe Drive is a medium-sized street in Chaldon, Tandridge. We hold 31 addresses on it in CR3 5AX, in Westway ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Caterham, about 1.7 km away.
The most common home is a terraced house of about 61 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 65% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 32% reach band C or better, compared with 47% across the wider CR3 sample. By type: terraced houses 71%, semi-detached houses 16%, detached houses 10%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
Houses on Howe Drive sold for a median of £355,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £293,750 and £382,750. That is below the CR3 median of £390,000 in our records. Among the 124 CR3 roads we rank, Howe Drive is 11th for house price per square metre.
Map of Howe Drive: 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.
Howe Drive house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £500,000 (28 Howe Drive, 2022); lowest £50,000 (1995).
What a house costs on Howe Drive: about £355k; terraced homes sell for the least and semi-detached homes the most
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 22 | 8 | £320,000 | 54 m² | £5,917 |
| Semi-detached | 5 | 4 | £406,000 | 69 m² | £6,010 |
| Detached | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | £265,000 | 47 m² | n/a |
£/m² is shown for houses only; flat sales are priced on a different basis and EPC floor areas for flats are less reliable. Values below £2,035 or above £11,191 per m² are treated as errors and excluded.
What a house costs on Howe Drive
Middle half of 12 house sales since 2019: £293,750 to £382,750; median £355,000.
Howe Drive against nearby CR3 roads: among the dearest for house prices per m², 11 of 124
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Drive | this road | 31 | £350,000 | £5,917 | 32% |
| Rydons Wood Close | 1350 m | 9 | £507,750 | £6,068 | 22% |
| Carew Close | 1550 m | 21 | £545,000 | £5,396 | 14% |
| Caterham Drive | 1600 m | 40 | £540,000 | £4,865 | 15% |
| Darcy Close | 1650 m | 16 | £533,500 | £5,884 | 6% |
| Shirley Avenue | 1700 m | 12 | £565,000 | £5,707 | 0% |
| Goodenough Close | 1800 m | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
| Waddington Avenue | 1850 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Taunton Lane | 1850 m | 18 | £542,500 | £4,481 | 11% |
Roads with at least 8 addresses in our records, nearest first by distance between road centres. For comparison the whole CR5 sample has a median sale of £500,000, £5,087/m² for houses and 40% rated C or better.
What drives the price on Howe Drive
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR3.
| Measure | Howe Drive | Rowley Court | Coulsdon Road, Caterham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £350,000 | £345,000 | £251,500 |
| Typical floor area | 61 m² | 53 m² | 68 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,917 | £6,389 | - |
| Detached homes | 10% | 25% | 18% |
| Flats | 3% | 0% | 91% |
Howe Drive is 1% dearer than Rowley Court. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on Howe Drive: mostly terraced, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 61 m², 3 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Howe Drive
68% of rated homes are D or below, against 53% across the wider CR3 sample.
Does a better rating pay? Houses rated C or better sold for a median £5,924/m² against £5,917/m² for D or lower (6 and 6 sales).
How long people stay on Howe Drive: about 4.8 years, with resold homes gaining 6.3% 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. 8 of 31 addresses (26%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Howe Drive £87,000 (2001) → £140,000 (2004) | 3.1 yrs | 16.9% |
| 11 Howe Drive £66,000 (1998) → £136,000 (2003) | 4.8 yrs | 16.3% |
| 7 Howe Drive £64,000 (1998) → £112,950 (2002) | 3.8 yrs | 16.2% |
| 9 Howe Drive £92,000 (2001) → £154,950 (2004) | 3.7 yrs | 15.0% |
| 5 Howe Drive £52,500 (1997) → £92,000 (2001) | 4.2 yrs | 14.3% |
Latest house sales on Howe Drive, Chaldon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 3 Feb 2025 | £280,000 | 48 m² | £5,833 |
| 33 Howe Drive | Flat / maisonette | 1 Nov 2024 | £265,000 | 47 m² | – |
| 11 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 22 Nov 2023 | £290,000 | 44 m² | £6,591 |
| 17 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 17 Nov 2023 | £430,000 | 69 m² | £6,232 |
| 12 Howe Drive | Terraced house | 19 Dec 2022 | £385,000 | 60 m² | £6,417 |
| 35 Howe Drive | Terraced house | 30 Jun 2022 | £345,000 | 61 m² | £5,656 |
| 32 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 31 May 2022 | £295,000 | 48 m² | £6,146 |
| 28 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 21 Apr 2022 | £500,000 | 75 m² | £6,667 |
| 24 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 21 Jun 2021 | £382,000 | 66 m² | £5,788 |
| 17 Howe Drive | Semi-detached house | 4 Mar 2021 | £360,000 | 69 m² | £5,217 |
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 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 road: houses sold for a median of £355,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 26% less than the authority average.
Who lives around Howe Drive, Chaldon: 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 35% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 003E: 2,633 residents in 1,089 households around Howe Drive. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 2411%
- 25 to 4430%
- 45 to 6425%
- 65 and over14%
Household type
- One person30%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children37%
- Other19%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright29%
- Mortgage or shared42%
- Private rented20%
- Social rented9%
Cars and vans per household
- No car13%
- 1 car45%
- 2 cars31%
- 3 or more10%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,366 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair10%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above35%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level26%
- None13%
Schools near Howe Drive, Chaldon: 10 within 1.8 km, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 520 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 680 m 11 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Essendene Lodge School Other independent school · ages 2-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 850 m 14 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.3 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| OneSchool Global Kenley Campus Other independent school · ages 7-18 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 1.4 km 22 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.6 km 26 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 | 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 Howe Drive: 86 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.
Howe Drive to central London
| Victoria | 86 min | walk 31 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 88 min | walk 31 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Howe Drive
| Caterham | 1670 m | about 27 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 2310 m | about 38 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2700 m | about 44 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Howe Drive
38 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 409 411 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Yorke Gate, 103 m away.
Living on Howe Drive, Chaldon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Caterham, about 1.7 km away, and Whyteleafe South, about 2.3 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 86 minutes, walking included.
Tesco and Co-op Food are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Chaldon Road Surgery, Caterham Valley Medical Practice and Downland Surgery. For schools, Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (outstanding), Audley Primary School (good) and St Francis Catholic Primary School (good) are the closest primarys, and de Stafford School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 1.2 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Tandridge before relying on distance.
Westway Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Chaldon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Howe Drive: homes nearby use 3% less gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 003E (1,099 gas meters, 1,174 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 52% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 10,286 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 57% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,589 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 Howe Drive: NO₂ 10.1 µg/m³, inside the UK legal limit and above 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) | 10.1 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 181 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 Howe Drive: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 0 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 | 640 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Payden's | 290 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 750 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 220 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 590 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 900 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Unnamed | 240 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.1 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Howe Drive
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.
No charging sites are mapped within 6 km in OpenStreetMap, so the authority-wide count above is the better guide.
Authority counts: Department for Transport, public charging device statistics. Site locations are community-mapped in OpenStreetMap, so newer sites can be missing.
Who represents Howe Drive: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Howe Drive
Crime and policing near Howe Drive
1,071 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Howe Drive
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 580, earlier 6 months: 491.
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 Howe Drive
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 51 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Caterham Arms Bar (141 m, rated 5); The New Caterham Arms (141 m, rated 5); Costercut (202 m, rated 5); My Village Café (219 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Howe Drive
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Westway
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of Howe Drive 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.
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators for a Howe Drive home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£355,000).
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.
Council tax on Howe Drive: 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.
Howe Drive, Chaldon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Howe Drive, Chaldon?
Houses on Howe Drive sold for a median of £355,000 since 2019 from 12 sales, and the median across all home types is £350,000.
Which council covers Howe Drive?
Howe Drive is in Westway ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Howe Drive from the nearest station?
Caterham is about 1670 m from the middle of Howe Drive, around 27 minutes' walk, and Whyteleafe South is 2310 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Howe Drive have?
32% of rated homes on Howe Drive are EPC band C or better, against 47% across CR3.
What council tax do you pay on Howe Drive?
Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Howe Drive?
The nearest schools include Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (680 m), de Stafford School (1.2 km) and Audley Primary School (1.2 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Howe Drive?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £355,000 from 12 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £293,750 and £382,750.
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 Howe Drive, Chaldon CR3
31 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Howe Drive | Detached | 99 m² | D | £385,000 · 2015 | £3,889 |
| 4 Howe Drive | Terraced | 45 m² | D | £68,950 · 1999 | £1,532 |
| 5 Howe Drive | Terraced | 41 m² | C | £174,500 · 2012 | £4,256 |
| 6 Howe Drive | Terraced | 44 m² | D | £160,000 · 2014 | £3,636 |
| 7 Howe Drive | Terraced | 44 m² | D | £168,500 · 2010 | £3,830 |
| 8 Howe Drive | Terraced | 57.79 m² | D | £170,000 · 2013 | £2,942 |
| 9 Howe Drive | Terraced | 53 m² | D | £154,950 · 2004 | £2,924 |
| 10 Howe Drive | Terraced | 31 m² | C | £260,000 · 2017 | £8,387 |
| 11 Howe Drive | Terraced | 44 m² | D | £290,000 · 2023 | £6,591 |
| 12 Howe Drive | Terraced | 60 m² | C | £385,000 · 2022 | £6,417 |
| 15 Howe Drive | Terraced | 61 m² | E | £81,500 · 1997 | £1,336 |
| 17 Howe Drive | Semi-detached | 69 m² | C | £430,000 · 2023 | £6,232 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 31 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.