Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe CR3: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a flat of about 95 m² with 4 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D. 15 addresses are in our records and 40 sales since 1995.
Portley Wood Road ranks 95th of 118 roads in CR3 by typical home value (£302,501), 29% below the CR3 median of £424,000; prices here have risen about 5.5% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 19 Dec 2023. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- 40 sales on record since 1995 across 15 addresses.
- 15 addresses in 1 postcode: CR3 0BQ.
- 33% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 66 min, including the walk to Whyteleafe South (760 m).
- In Whyteleafe ward, Tandridge.
About Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe CR3: a short street
Portley Wood Road is a short street in Whyteleafe, Tandridge. We hold 15 addresses on it in CR3 0BQ, in Whyteleafe ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Whyteleafe South, about 760 m away.
The most common home is a flat of about 95 m² with 4 habitable rooms, built before 1930 and most often rated EPC D. 47% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 33% reach band C or better, compared with 47% across the wider CR3 sample. By type: flats 60%, terraced houses 20%, detached houses 20%. 53% of homes with a recorded age date from before 1930.
There are too few recent sales on Portley Wood Road to publish a reliable median, so the figures below lean on the postcode and the wider area. Among the 124 CR3 roads we rank, Portley Wood Road is 27th for house price per square metre.
Map of Portley Wood 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.
Portley Wood Road house prices: up 0% since 2015
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £1,410,000 (1 Portley Wood Road, 2018); lowest £95,000 (1999).
Homes on Portley Wood Road: mostly flat, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 95 m², 4 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Portley Wood Road
67% of rated homes are D or below, against 53% across the wider CR3 sample.
How long people stay on Portley Wood Road: about 5.1 years, with resold homes gaining 5.5% 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. 5 of 15 addresses (33%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Flat 2 Little Grange £114,166 (1997) → £169,995 (2001) | 3.7 yrs | 11.3% |
| Flat 3 Little Grange £127,000 (2002) → £188,000 (2006) | 3.9 yrs | 10.5% |
| 1 Portley Wood Road £450,000 (1996) → £872,500 (2003) | 6.8 yrs | 10.2% |
| Flat 2 Little Grange £169,995 (2001) → £267,500 (2006) | 5.4 yrs | 8.8% |
| Flat 8, Portley Wood Road £140,000 (2001) → £193,000 (2007) | 5.4 yrs | 6.2% |
Latest house sales on Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9a Portley Wood Road | Detached house | 19 Dec 2023 | £920,000 | 174 m² | £5,287 |
| 4 Birdhurst | Terraced house | 17 Mar 2023 | £625,000 | 107 m² | £5,841 |
| Flat 3 Portley Wood House | Flat / maisonette | 5 Aug 2022 | £292,000 | 112 m² | – |
| Flat 8, Portley Wood Road | Flat / maisonette | 7 Dec 2021 | £316,000 | 84 m² | – |
| Flat 4 Portley Wood House | Flat / maisonette | 17 Mar 2021 | £300,000 | 95 m² | – |
| Flat 4 Portley Wood House | Flat / maisonette | 23 Oct 2019 | £302,501 | 95 m² | – |
| Flat 7 Little Grange | Flat / maisonette | 27 Feb 2019 | £300,000 | 76 m² | – |
| 1 Portley Wood Road | Detached house | 7 Sept 2018 | £1,410,000 | 326 m² | £4,325 |
| Flat 5 Little Grange | Flat / maisonette | 12 May 2017 | £289,950 | 78.56 m² | – |
| Flat 6, Portley Wood Road | Flat / maisonette | 7 Jul 2016 | £279,950 | 66 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 Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe: 61% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 002C: 2,083 residents in 925 households around Portley Wood Road. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1520%
- 15 to 249%
- 25 to 4434%
- 45 to 6426%
- 65 and over11%
Household type
- One person35%
- Couple, no children17%
- Family with children31%
- Other17%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright24%
- Mortgage or shared46%
- Private rented18%
- Social rented12%
Cars and vans per household
- No car14%
- 1 car51%
- 2 cars25%
- 3 or more9%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (1,148 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good87%
- Fair11%
- Bad or very bad2%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above39%
- A level or equivalent21%
- GCSE level24%
- None10%
Schools near Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Catholic Primary School Academy converter · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Nov 2021 | 390 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Sunnydown School Community special school · ages 11-16 | Special | Outstanding Graded inspection, Jul 2023 | 430 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Audley Primary School Community school · ages 4-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, May 2024 | 480 m 8 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| de Stafford School Academy converter · ages 11-16 | Secondary | Good Graded inspection, Jul 2024 | 550 m 9 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery Academy sponsor led · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Graded inspection, Jan 2022 | 710 m 11 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) | 760 m 12 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Whyteleafe Primary School Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Feb 2023 | 1.1 km 19 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) | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.4 km 22 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 Portley Wood Road: 66 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.
Portley Wood Road to central London
| Victoria | 66 min | walk 15 min → train 10 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 68 min | walk 15 min → train 28 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Portley Wood Road
| Whyteleafe South | 760 m | about 12 min walk |
| Upper Warlingham | 1270 m | about 21 min walk |
| Whyteleafe | 1420 m | about 23 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Portley Wood Road
30 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 407 409 411 434 439 657 658. Nearest stop: Court Bushes Road, 581 m away.
Living on Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Whyteleafe South, about 760 m away, and Upper Warlingham, about 1.3 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 66 minutes, walking included.
Co-op Food and Lidl are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include The Chaldon Road Surgery, Caterham Valley Medical Practice and Warlingham Green Medical Practice. For schools, St Francis Catholic Primary School (good), Audley Primary School (good) and Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery (good) are the closest primarys, and de Stafford School (good) is the nearest secondary school at 550 m. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Tandridge before relying on distance.
Manor Park and Wapses Lodge Recreational are the nearest named green spaces. Our Whyteleafe guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Portley Wood Road: homes nearby use 1% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 14% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 002C (917 gas meters, 1,116 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 60% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 8,973 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 65% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 2,462 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 Portley Wood Road: NO₂ 9.3 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) | 9.3 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 Portley Wood Road: 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 | The Chaldon Road Surgery | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Chemitex Pharmacy | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Co-op Food | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Hill Library | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Post office | Whyteleafe Post Office | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Manor Park | 330 m | 43 |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital & Minor Injuries Unit | 1.6 km | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Portley Wood 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.
2 mapped sites within 6 km, nearest first
| BP Pulse | 2 bays | 1.8 km |
| ESB Energy | 3 bays | 2.6 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 Portley Wood Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Portley Wood Road
Crime and policing near Portley Wood Road
1,335 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Portley Wood Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 710, earlier 6 months: 625.
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 Portley Wood Road
54 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 45 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Sunnydown School Mobile Unit (432 m, rated 5); Compass @ Sunnydown School (432 m, rated 5); De Stafford Sports Centre Cafe (530 m, rated 5); Impact Food Group @ St Francis Catholic Primary School (580 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Portley Wood Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- Yes
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Whyteleafe
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of Portley Wood 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.
Council tax on Portley Wood 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.
Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe?
Portley Wood Road has too few recent house sales for a reliable median: 40 sales are recorded since 1995.
Which council covers Portley Wood Road?
Portley Wood Road is in Whyteleafe ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Portley Wood Road from the nearest station?
Whyteleafe South is about 760 m from the middle of Portley Wood Road, around 12 minutes' walk, and Upper Warlingham is 1270 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Portley Wood Road have?
33% of rated homes on Portley Wood Road are EPC band C or better, against 47% across CR3.
What council tax do you pay on Portley Wood 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 Portley Wood Road?
The nearest schools include St Francis Catholic Primary School (390 m), Audley Primary School (480 m) and de Stafford School (550 m). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
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 Portley Wood Road, Whyteleafe CR3
15 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Lodge | Detached | 128 m² | E | £475,000 · 2004 | £3,711 |
| 1 Birdhurst | Terraced | 123 m² | C | £287,500 · 2002 | £2,337 |
| 1 Portley Wood Road | Detached | 326 m² | E | £1,410,000 · 2018 | £4,325 |
| 2 Birdhurst | Terraced | 154.14 m² | C | £430,000 · 2011 | £2,790 |
| Flat 2 Little Grange | Flat | 87 m² | D | £267,500 · 2006 | – |
| Flat 3 Little Grange | Flat | 67 m² | D | £235,000 · 2014 | – |
| Flat 3 Portley Wood House | Flat | 112 m² | C | £292,000 · 2022 | – |
| 4 Birdhurst | Terraced | 107 m² | D | £625,000 · 2023 | £5,841 |
| Flat 4 Little Grange | Flat | 76 m² | D | £249,000 · 2015 | – |
| Flat 4 Portley Wood House | Flat | 95 m² | D | £300,000 · 2021 | – |
| Flat 5 Little Grange | Flat | 78.56 m² | D | £289,950 · 2017 | – |
| Flat 6, Portley Wood Road | Flat | 66 m² | C | £279,950 · 2016 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 15 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.