Livingstone Road, Chaldon CR3: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 95.5 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 10 addresses are in our records and 20 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £487,500 since 2019, about £4,669 per m².
Livingstone Road ranks 45th of 118 roads in CR3 by typical home value (£487,500), 15% above the CR3 median of £424,000; prices here have risen about 6.4% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 4 Sept 2023. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £487,500 since 2019 (8 sales), about £4,669/m².
- 10 addresses in 1 postcode: CR3 5TG.
- 10% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 83 min, including the walk to Caterham (1460 m).
- In Westway ward, Tandridge.
About Livingstone Road, Chaldon CR3: a short street with houses selling around £488k
Livingstone Road is a short street in Chaldon, Tandridge. We hold 10 addresses on it in CR3 5TG, in Westway ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Caterham, about 1.5 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 95.5 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 60% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 10% reach band C or better, compared with 47% across the wider CR3 sample. By type: detached houses 70%, terraced houses 20%, semi-detached houses 10%. 70% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Livingstone Road sold for a median of £487,500 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £421,250 and £553,750. That is above the CR3 median of £390,000 in our records. Among the 124 CR3 roads we rank, Livingstone Road is 94th for house price per square metre.
Map of Livingstone Road: 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.
Livingstone Road house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £740,000 (30 Livingstone Road, 2023); lowest £70,000 (1996).
What a house costs on Livingstone Road: about £488k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 2 | 1 | £322,500 | 62 m² | £5,202 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1 | £565,000 | 111.52 m² | £5,066 |
| Detached | 7 | 6 | £487,500 | 112.5 m² | £4,267 |
£/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 Livingstone Road
Middle half of 8 house sales since 2019: £421,250 to £553,750; median £487,500.
Livingstone Road against nearby CR3 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 94 of 124
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone Road | this road | 10 | £487,500 | £4,669 | 10% |
| Rydons Wood Close | 1350 m | 9 | £507,750 | £6,068 | 22% |
| Carew Close | 1600 m | 21 | £545,000 | £5,396 | 14% |
| Caterham Drive | 1650 m | 40 | £540,000 | £4,865 | 15% |
| Shirley Avenue | 1750 m | 12 | £565,000 | £5,707 | 0% |
| Darcy Close | 1750 m | 16 | £533,500 | £5,884 | 6% |
| Taunton Lane | 1950 m | 18 | £542,500 | £4,481 | 11% |
| Waddington Avenue | 1950 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Goodenough Close | 2000 m | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
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 Livingstone Road
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR3.
| Measure | Livingstone Road | Maurice Avenue | William Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £487,500 | £415,000 | £260,000 |
| Typical floor area | 95.5 m² | 65.5 m² | 84 m² |
| Price per m² | £4,669 | £6,640 | £5,774 |
| Detached homes | 70% | 0% | 24% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 48% |
Livingstone Road is 17% dearer than Maurice Avenue. The gap is mostly size: the homes here are bigger.
Homes on Livingstone Road: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 95.5 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Livingstone Road
90% of rated homes are D or below, against 53% across the wider CR3 sample.
How long people stay on Livingstone Road: about 8.4 years, with resold homes gaining 6.4% 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. 7 of 10 addresses (70%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Livingstone Road £241,000 (2013) → £405,000 (2016) | 3.5 yrs | 16.2% |
| 30 Livingstone Road £397,500 (2018) → £740,000 (2023) | 4.7 yrs | 14.0% |
| 54 Livingstone Road £70,000 (1996) → £550,000 (2023) | 26.4 yrs | 8.1% |
| 28 Livingstone Road £225,000 (2013) → £455,000 (2022) | 9.1 yrs | 8.1% |
| 12 Livingstone Road £200,000 (2013) → £322,500 (2021) | 7.6 yrs | 6.5% |
Latest house sales on Livingstone Road, Chaldon
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Livingstone Road | Detached house | 4 Sept 2023 | £740,000 | 180 m² | £4,111 |
| 44 Livingstone Road | Detached house | 21 Jul 2023 | £520,000 | 147 m² | £3,537 |
| 26 Livingstone Road | Detached house | 16 Jun 2023 | £425,000 | 81 m² | £5,247 |
| 54 Livingstone Road | Detached house | 31 Mar 2023 | £550,000 | 129 m² | £4,264 |
| 28 Livingstone Road | Detached house | 5 Sept 2022 | £455,000 | 80 m² | £5,688 |
| 34 Livingstone Road | Semi-detached house | 26 Feb 2021 | £565,000 | 111.52 m² | £5,066 |
| 12 Livingstone Road | Terraced house | 22 Jan 2021 | £322,500 | 62 m² | £5,202 |
| 42 Livingstone Road | Semi-detached house | 10 Jul 2020 | £410,000 | 96 m² | £4,271 |
| 30 Livingstone Road | Detached house | 7 Dec 2018 | £397,500 | 180 m² | £2,208 |
| 16 Livingstone Road | Terraced house | 1 Aug 2016 | £405,000 | 65.86 m² | £6,149 |
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 £487,500 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 1% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Livingstone Road, 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 Livingstone Road. 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 Livingstone Road, Chaldon: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 450 m 7 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) | 590 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 630 m 10 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 930 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.0 km 16 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 1.0 km 17 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) | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oasis Academy Coulsdon Academy sponsor led · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 1.7 km 28 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 Livingstone Road: 83 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.
Livingstone Road to central London
| Victoria | 83 min | walk 28 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 85 min | walk 28 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Livingstone Road
| Caterham | 1460 m | about 24 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 2070 m | about 34 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 2480 m | about 40 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Livingstone Road
42 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 409 411 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Banstead Road, 199 m away.
Living on Livingstone Road, Chaldon: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Caterham, about 1.5 km away, and Whyteleafe South, about 2.1 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 83 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 Old Coulsdon Medical Practice. 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 930 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Tandridge before relying on distance.
Westway Common and Town End Recreation Ground are the nearest named green spaces. Our Chaldon guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Livingstone Road: 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 Livingstone Road: 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
- 177 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 Livingstone Road: 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 | The Chaldon Road Surgery | 410 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 540 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 490 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Tesco | 360 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 350 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 680 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Westway Common | 300 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 940 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Livingstone Road
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.
1 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 2.9 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 Livingstone Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Livingstone Road
Crime and policing near Livingstone Road
1,554 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Livingstone Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 821, earlier 6 months: 733.
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 Livingstone Road
57 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 50 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Westhill Care Home (152 m, rated 5); My Village Café (154 m, rated 5); Costercut (161 m, rated 5); The New Caterham Arms (168 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Livingstone Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Westway
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of Livingstone Road 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 Livingstone Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£487,500).
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 Livingstone Road: 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.
Livingstone Road, Chaldon: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Livingstone Road, Chaldon?
Houses on Livingstone Road sold for a median of £487,500 since 2019 from 8 sales, and the median across all home types is £487,500.
Which council covers Livingstone Road?
Livingstone Road is in Westway ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Livingstone Road from the nearest station?
Caterham is about 1460 m from the middle of Livingstone Road, around 24 minutes' walk, and Whyteleafe South is 2070 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Livingstone Road have?
10% of rated homes on Livingstone Road are EPC band C or better, against 47% across CR3.
What council tax do you pay on Livingstone Road?
Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Livingstone Road?
The nearest schools include Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (450 m), de Stafford School (930 m) and Audley Primary School (1.0 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Livingstone Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £487,500 from 8 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £421,250 and £553,750.
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 Livingstone Road, Chaldon CR3
10 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Livingstone Road | Terraced | 62 m² | D | £322,500 · 2021 | £5,202 |
| 16 Livingstone Road | Terraced | 65.86 m² | D | £405,000 · 2016 | £6,149 |
| 24 Livingstone Road | Detached | 95 m² | D | £187,500 · 2001 | £1,974 |
| 26 Livingstone Road | Detached | 81 m² | D | £425,000 · 2023 | £5,247 |
| 28 Livingstone Road | Detached | 80 m² | D | £455,000 · 2022 | £5,688 |
| 30 Livingstone Road | Detached | 180 m² | C | £740,000 · 2023 | £4,111 |
| 34 Livingstone Road | Semi-detached | 111.52 m² | E | £565,000 · 2021 | £5,066 |
| 42 Livingstone Road | Detached | 96 m² | E | £410,000 · 2020 | £4,271 |
| 44 Livingstone Road | Detached | 147 m² | D | £520,000 · 2023 | £3,537 |
| 54 Livingstone Road | Detached | 129 m² | E | £550,000 · 2023 | £4,264 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 10 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.