Matlock Road, Caterham CR3: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a detached house of about 108 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 13 addresses are in our records and 22 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £622,000 since 2019, about £5,231 per m².
Matlock Road ranks 22nd of 118 roads in CR3 by typical home value (£622,000), 47% above the CR3 median of £424,000; prices here have risen about 3.8% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 30 Apr 2026. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £622,000 since 2019 (9 sales), about £5,231/m².
- 13 addresses in 1 postcode: CR3 5HP.
- 23% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 71 min, including the walk to Caterham (1350 m).
- In Portley & Queens Park ward, Tandridge.
About Matlock Road, Caterham CR3: a short street with houses selling around £622k
Matlock Road is a short street in Caterham, Tandridge. We hold 13 addresses on it in CR3 5HP, in Portley & Queens Park ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Caterham, about 1.3 km away.
The most common home is a detached house of about 108 m² with 5 habitable rooms, built 1930–1966 and most often rated EPC D. 54% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 23% reach band C or better, compared with 47% across the wider CR3 sample. By type: detached houses 100%. 62% of homes with a recorded age date from 1930 to 1966.
Houses on Matlock Road sold for a median of £622,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £570,000 and £781,000. That is above the CR3 median of £390,000 in our records. Among the 124 CR3 roads we rank, Matlock Road is 47th for house price per square metre.
Map of Matlock 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.
Matlock Road house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995. Highest recorded sale £815,000 (17 Matlock Road, 2021); lowest £146,000 (1998).
What a house costs on Matlock Road: about £622k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 13 | 9 | £622,000 | 120 m² | £5,231 |
£/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 Matlock Road
Middle half of 9 house sales since 2019: £570,000 to £781,000; median £622,000.
Matlock Road against nearby CR3 roads: mid-table for house prices per m², 47 of 124
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matlock Road | this road | 13 | £622,000 | £5,231 | 23% |
| Rydons Wood Close | 1400 m | 9 | £507,750 | £6,068 | 22% |
| Caterham Drive | 1650 m | 40 | £540,000 | £4,865 | 15% |
| Carew Close | 1700 m | 21 | £545,000 | £5,396 | 14% |
| Shirley Avenue | 1800 m | 12 | £565,000 | £5,707 | 0% |
| Darcy Close | 1850 m | 16 | £533,500 | £5,884 | 6% |
| Taunton Lane | 2050 m | 18 | £542,500 | £4,481 | 11% |
| Waddington Avenue | 2150 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Keston Avenue | 2150 m | 42 | £543,750 | £5,371 | 12% |
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 Matlock Road
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR3.
| Measure | Matlock Road | Whyteleafe Road | Ryelands Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £622,000 | £765,000 | £385,000 |
| Typical floor area | 108 m² | 157 m² | 76 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,231 | £4,899 | £5,066 |
| Detached homes | 100% | 81% | 0% |
| Flats | 0% | 2% | 0% |
Matlock Road is 19% cheaper than Whyteleafe Road. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Matlock Road: mostly detached, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 108 m², 5 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Matlock Road
77% of rated homes are D or below, against 53% across the wider CR3 sample.
How long people stay on Matlock Road: about 14.5 years, with resold homes gaining 3.8% 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 13 addresses (54%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Matlock Road £168,000 (1998) → £460,000 (2007) | 8.7 yrs | 12.3% |
| 17 Matlock Road £171,000 (1995) → £815,000 (2021) | 25.4 yrs | 6.3% |
| 16 Matlock Road £146,000 (1998) → £467,500 (2019) | 20.8 yrs | 5.8% |
| 23 Matlock Road £460,000 (2007) → £800,000 (2021) | 14.5 yrs | 3.9% |
| 4 Matlock Road £245,000 (2003) → £570,000 (2026) | 22.9 yrs | 3.8% |
Latest house sales on Matlock Road, Caterham
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Matlock Road | Detached house | 30 Apr 2026 | £570,000 | 92 m² | £6,196 |
| 15 Matlock Road | Detached house | 11 Dec 2025 | £622,000 | 95 m² | £6,547 |
| 10 Matlock Road | Detached house | 9 Jul 2025 | £565,000 | 108 m² | £5,231 |
| 19 Matlock Road | Detached house | 31 Mar 2025 | £781,000 | 162 m² | £4,821 |
| 14 Matlock Road | Detached house | 6 Jan 2023 | £685,000 | 120 m² | £5,708 |
| 23 Matlock Road | Detached house | 17 Dec 2021 | £800,000 | 173 m² | £4,624 |
| 17 Matlock Road | Detached house | 6 Jan 2021 | £815,000 | 160 m² | £5,094 |
| 14 Matlock Road | Detached house | 21 Nov 2019 | £620,000 | 120 m² | £5,167 |
| 16 Matlock Road | Detached house | 19 Jan 2019 | £467,500 | 79 m² | £5,918 |
| 8 Matlock Road | Detached house | 20 Nov 2015 | £400,000 | 71 m² | £5,634 |
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 £622,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 29% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Matlock Road, Caterham: 89% of homes are owner-occupied and 46% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 003C: 1,580 residents in 573 households around Matlock Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4421%
- 45 to 6427%
- 65 and over22%
Household type
- One person22%
- Couple, no children12%
- Family with children36%
- Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright44%
- Mortgage or shared45%
- Private rented5%
- Social rented6%
Cars and vans per household
- No car9%
- 1 car36%
- 2 cars36%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (736 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good85%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above35%
- A level or equivalent18%
- GCSE level23%
- None17%
Schools near Matlock Road, Caterham: 10 within 1.8 km, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 300 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 340 m 5 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 360 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 410 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) | 510 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 650 m 10 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) | 770 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 1.3 km 21 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.8 km 29 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 Matlock Road: 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.
Matlock Road to central London
| Victoria | 71 min | walk 41 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 77 min | walk 41 min → train 36 min |
Stations near Matlock Road
| Caterham | 1350 m | about 22 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1490 m | about 24 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 1940 m | about 32 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Matlock Road
43 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 404 407 409 411 434 466 611 657 658. Nearest stop: Macaulay Road, 84 m away.
Living on Matlock Road, Caterham: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Caterham, about 1.3 km away, and Whyteleafe South, about 1.5 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 71 minutes, walking included.
Co-op Food and Tesco are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Chaldon Road Surgery, Caterham Valley Medical Practice and Old Coulsdon Medical Practice. For schools, Audley Primary School (good), St Francis Catholic Primary School (good) and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (outstanding) are the closest primarys, and de Stafford School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 300 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Tandridge before relying on distance.
Town End Recreation Ground and Westway Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Caterham guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Matlock Road: homes nearby use 36% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 20% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 003C (651 gas meters, 664 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 92% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 13,847 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 86% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 3,042 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 Matlock Road: NO₂ 9.9 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) | 9.9 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 182 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 Matlock 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 | 650 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 600 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 490 m | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 520 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 590 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 770 m | 7 |
| Park or green space | Town End Recreation Ground | 330 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.0 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Matlock 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 | 2.4 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 Matlock Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Matlock Road
Crime and policing near Matlock Road
1,728 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Matlock Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 917, earlier 6 months: 811.
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 Matlock Road
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 49 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Longmead Residential Home (199 m, rated 4); Taylor Shaw @ De Stafford School (200 m, rated 5); Tots Village Nursery (227 m, rated 5); Cherry Lodge Res Home (245 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Matlock Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Portley & Queens Park
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of Matlock 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 Matlock Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£622,000).
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 Matlock 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.
Matlock Road, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Matlock Road, Caterham?
Houses on Matlock Road sold for a median of £622,000 since 2019 from 9 sales, and the median across all home types is £622,000.
Which council covers Matlock Road?
Matlock Road is in Portley & Queens Park ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Matlock Road from the nearest station?
Caterham is about 1350 m from the middle of Matlock Road, around 22 minutes' walk, and Whyteleafe South is 1490 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Matlock Road have?
23% of rated homes on Matlock Road are EPC band C or better, against 47% across CR3.
What council tax do you pay on Matlock 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 Matlock Road?
The nearest schools include de Stafford School (300 m), Audley Primary School (340 m) and St Francis Catholic Primary School (410 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Matlock Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £622,000 from 9 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £570,000 and £781,000.
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 Matlock Road, Caterham CR3
13 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Matlock Road | Detached | 257 m² | D | £750,000 · 2014 | £2,918 |
| 4 Matlock Road | Detached | 92 m² | D | £570,000 · 2026 | £6,196 |
| 8 Matlock Road | Detached | 71 m² | D | £400,000 · 2015 | £5,634 |
| 10 Matlock Road | Detached | 108 m² | E | £565,000 · 2025 | £5,231 |
| 11 Matlock Road | Detached | 88 m² | C | £276,000 · 2009 | £3,136 |
| 13 Matlock Road | Detached | 71.1 m² | E | £376,000 · 2012 | £5,288 |
| 14 Matlock Road | Detached | 120 m² | D | £685,000 · 2023 | £5,708 |
| 15 Matlock Road | Detached | 95 m² | D | £622,000 · 2025 | £6,547 |
| 16 Matlock Road | Detached | 79 m² | D | £467,500 · 2019 | £5,918 |
| 17 Matlock Road | Detached | 160 m² | C | £815,000 · 2021 | £5,094 |
| 18 Matlock Road | Detached | 133 m² | D | £250,000 · 2013 | £1,880 |
| 19 Matlock Road | Detached | 162 m² | C | £781,000 · 2025 | £4,821 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 13 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.