Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe CR8: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a flat of about 59.5 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 14 addresses are in our records and 17 sales since 1995.
Old Barn Lane ranks 119th of 121 roads in CR8 by typical home value (£125,000), 75% below the CR8 median of £506,000; prices here have risen about 0.6% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 28 Nov 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 17 sales on record since 1995 across 14 addresses.
- 14 addresses in 2 postcodes: CR8 5FJ, CR8 5FN.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 42% across the wider CR8 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 50 min, including the walk to Whyteleafe (680 m).
- In Whyteleafe ward, Tandridge.
About Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe CR8: a short street
Old Barn Lane is a short street in Whyteleafe, Tandridge. We hold 14 addresses on it across 2 postcodes (CR8 5FJ, CR8 5FN), in Whyteleafe ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Whyteleafe, about 680 m away.
The most common home is a flat of about 59.5 m² with 0 habitable rooms, of mixed age and most often rated EPC B. 0% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 100% reach band C or better, compared with 42% across the wider CR8 sample. By type: flats 100%.
There are too few recent sales on Old Barn Lane to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area.
Map of Old Barn 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.
Old Barn Lane house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £192,500 (Flat 14, Old Barn Lane, 2023); lowest £96,250 (2024).
Homes on Old Barn Lane: mostly flat, and most are rated EPC B
Type
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 59.5 m².
EPC energy ratings on Old Barn Lane
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 58% across the wider CR8 sample.
How long people stay on Old Barn Lane: about 5.7 years, with resold homes gaining 0.6% 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. 13 of 14 addresses (93%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Flat 4, Old Barn Lane £125,000 (2019) → £132,500 (2023) | 4.2 yrs | 1.4% |
| Flat 5, Old Barn Lane £135,000 (2019) → £140,000 (2025) | 6.0 yrs | 0.6% |
| Flat 11, Old Barn Lane £102,000 (2019) → £105,000 (2024) | 5.7 yrs | 0.5% |
Latest house sales on Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 32, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 28 Nov 2025 | £112,000 | 49 m² | – |
| Flat 5, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 10 Apr 2025 | £140,000 | 71 m² | – |
| Flat 15, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 31 Mar 2025 | £157,500 | 69 m² | – |
| Flat 42, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 29 Nov 2024 | £140,000 | 71 m² | – |
| Flat 11, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 26 Nov 2024 | £105,000 | 71 m² | – |
| Flat 1, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 19 Jul 2024 | £140,000 | 49 m² | – |
| Flat 24, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 21 May 2024 | £96,250 | 49 m² | – |
| Flat 41, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 23 Feb 2024 | £119,350 | 72 m² | – |
| Flat 7, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 1 Nov 2023 | £110,000 | 50 m² | – |
| Flat 4, Old Barn Lane | Flat / maisonette | 11 Aug 2023 | £132,500 | 49 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 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 |
Who lives around Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe: 48% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 002E: 1,316 residents in 624 households around Old Barn Lane. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1521%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4443%
- 45 to 6419%
- 65 and over8%
Household type
- One person36%
- Couple, no children19%
- Family with children32%
- Other12%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright15%
- Mortgage or shared48%
- Private rented27%
- Social rented10%
Cars and vans per household
- No car18%
- 1 car56%
- 2 cars22%
- 3 or more4%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (775 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good86%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad3%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above39%
- A level or equivalent19%
- GCSE level26%
- None10%
Schools near Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe: 9 within 1.8 km, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Requires improvement Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 160 m 3 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 940 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Warlingham School Academy converter · ages 11-18 | Secondary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 1.1 km 17 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Riddlesdown Collegiate Academy converter · ages 11-19 | Secondary | Outstanding Graded inspection, May 2023 | 1.1 km 18 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hamsey Green Primary Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Mar 2020 | 1.2 km 20 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Atwood Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Dec 2023 | 1.5 km 24 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| The Hayes Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley Academy sponsor led · ages 3-11 | Primary | No overall grade Quality of education: Outstanding (Jul 2025) | 1.7 km 28 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Olympus 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 |
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 Old Barn Lane: 50 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.
Old Barn Lane to central London
| Victoria | 50 min | walk 20 min → train 30 min |
| Blackfriars | 56 min | walk 20 min → train 36 min |
Stations near Old Barn Lane
| Whyteleafe | 680 m | about 11 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 910 m | about 15 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 1420 m | about 23 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Old Barn 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 Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Whyteleafe, about 680 m away, and Upper Warlingham, about 910 m. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 50 minutes, walking included.
Waitrose and Tesco are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Moorings Surgery, Old Coulsdon Medical Practice and Downland Surgery. For schools, Kenley Primary School (requires improvement), Whyteleafe Primary School (good) and Hamsey Green Primary (good) are the closest primarys, and Warlingham School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 1.1 km. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Tandridge before relying on distance.
Bourne Park, Whyteleafe Recreation Ground, Whyteleafe Parish Council Garden and Kenley Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Whyteleafe guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Old Barn Lane: homes nearby use 27% less gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 18% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 002E (579 gas meters, 697 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 8% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 6,896 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 46% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,222 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 Old Barn Lane: 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) | 11.8 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 91 m
- Major-road noise (Defra mapping)
- See Defra map
- Rail 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 Old Barn Lane: supermarket, GP, pharmacy, library, and 5 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 Moorings Surgery | 1.4 km | 9 |
| Pharmacy | Hobbs Pharmacy | 790 m | 16 |
| Dentist | Sanderstead Hill Dental Surgery | 2.4 km | 17 |
| Supermarket | Waitrose | 1.9 km | 7 |
| Library | Sanderstead Library | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Post office | Whyteleafe Post Office | 840 m | 8 |
| Park or green space | Bourne Park | 440 m | 35 |
| Hospital | Purley War Memorial Hospital | 3.5 km | 1 |
Electric vehicle charging near Old Barn Lane
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.
5 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 310 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 640 m |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 1.6 km |
| Shell Recharge | 1 bay | 1.9 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 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 Old Barn Lane: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Old Barn Lane
Crime and policing near Old Barn Lane
904 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Old Barn Lane
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 503, earlier 6 months: 401.
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 Old Barn Lane
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 36 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Kenley Kindergarten (205 m, rated 4); The Collegiate Trading Company At Kenley Primary School (205 m, rated 5); Holiplay Kenley Primary School (205 m, rated 5); BP Express (333 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Old Barn Lane
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Whyteleafe
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of Old Barn 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 Old Barn Lane: 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.
Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe?
Old Barn Lane has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 17 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Old Barn Lane?
Old Barn Lane is in Whyteleafe ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Old Barn Lane from the nearest station?
Whyteleafe is about 680 m from the middle of Old Barn Lane, around 11 minutes' walk, and Upper Warlingham is 910 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Old Barn Lane have?
100% of rated homes on Old Barn Lane are EPC band C or better, against 42% across CR8.
What council tax do you pay on Old Barn Lane?
Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near Old Barn Lane?
The nearest schools include Kenley Primary School (160 m), Whyteleafe Primary School (940 m) and Warlingham School (1.1 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Old Barn Lane?
Old Barn Lane has 17 recorded sales since 1995, too few to publish a reliable median. The nearest comparison is Whyteleafe, where the median sale since 2019 is £125,000.
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 Old Barn Lane, Whyteleafe CR8
14 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 49 m² | B | £140,000 · 2024 | – |
| Flat 1, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 49 m² | B | £108,000 · 2022 | – |
| Flat 4, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 49 m² | B | £132,500 · 2023 | – |
| Flat 5, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 71 m² | B | £140,000 · 2025 | – |
| Flat 7, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 50 m² | B | £110,000 · 2023 | – |
| Flat 11, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 71 m² | B | £105,000 · 2024 | – |
| Flat 14, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 71 m² | B | £192,500 · 2023 | – |
| Flat 15, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 69 m² | B | £157,500 · 2025 | – |
| Flat 15, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 49 m² | B | £126,250 · 2019 | – |
| Flat 24, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 49 m² | B | £96,250 · 2024 | – |
| Flat 25, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 71 m² | B | £97,500 · 2023 | – |
| Flat 32, Old Barn Lane | Flat | 49 m² | B | £112,000 · 2025 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 14 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.