The Crescent, Caterham CR3: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 167 m² with 0 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC B. 19 addresses are in our records and 21 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £696,475 since 2019, about £3,970 per m².
The Crescent ranks 18th of 118 roads in CR3 by typical home value (£696,475), 64% above the CR3 median of £424,000; prices here have risen about 0.2% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 15 Jul 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £696,475 since 2019 (16 sales), about £3,970/m².
- 19 addresses in 1 postcode: CR3 6FG.
- 100% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 76 min, including the walk to Caterham (1090 m).
- In Harestone ward, Tandridge.
About The Crescent, Caterham CR3: a short street with houses selling around £696k
The Crescent is a short street in Caterham, Tandridge. We hold 19 addresses on it in CR3 6FG, in Harestone ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Caterham, about 1.1 km away.
The most common home is a semi-detached house of about 167 m² with 0 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC B. 0% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 100% reach band C or better, compared with 47% across the wider CR3 sample. By type: semi-detached houses 95%, detached houses 5%. 100% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
Houses on The Crescent sold for a median of £696,475 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £672,500 and £717,500. That is above the CR3 median of £390,000 in our records. Among the 124 CR3 roads we rank, The Crescent is 117th for house price per square metre.
Map of The Crescent: 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.
The Crescent house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £750,000 (1 The Crescent, 2022); lowest £552,500 (2018).
What a house costs on The Crescent: about £696k
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 18 | 15 | £693,000 | 184 m² | £3,940 |
| Detached | 1 | 1 | £750,000 | 174 m² | £4,310 |
£/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 The Crescent
Middle half of 16 house sales since 2019: £672,500 to £717,500; median £696,475.
The Crescent against nearby CR3 roads: among the cheapest for house prices per m², 117 of 124
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crescent | this road | 19 | £696,475 | £3,970 | 100% |
| Rydons Wood Close | 3300 m | 9 | £507,750 | £6,068 | 22% |
| Carew Close | 3550 m | 21 | £545,000 | £5,396 | 14% |
| Caterham Drive | 3600 m | 40 | £540,000 | £4,865 | 15% |
| Shirley Avenue | 3650 m | 12 | £565,000 | £5,707 | 0% |
| Darcy Close | 3650 m | 16 | £533,500 | £5,884 | 6% |
| Goodenough Close | 3750 m | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
| Waddington Avenue | 3850 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Taunton Lane | 3850 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 The Crescent
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR3.
| Measure | The Crescent | Loxford Road | Dunedin Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £696,475 | £835,500 | £633,750 |
| Typical floor area | 167 m² | 170 m² | 129 m² |
| Price per m² | £3,970 | £5,121 | £4,454 |
| Detached homes | 5% | 100% | 100% |
| Flats | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The Crescent is 17% cheaper than Loxford Road. The gap is a lower price per square metre rather than smaller homes.
Homes on The Crescent: mostly semi-detached, and most are rated EPC B
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 167 m².
EPC energy ratings on The Crescent
0% of rated homes are D or below, against 53% across the wider CR3 sample.
Latest house sales on The Crescent, Caterham
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 The Crescent | Semi-detached house | 15 Jul 2025 | £736,000 | 184 m² | £4,000 |
| 30 The Crescent | Semi-detached house | 5 Feb 2024 | £715,000 | 184 m² | £3,886 |
| 32 The Crescent | Semi-detached house | 26 Jan 2024 | £699,950 | 190 m² | £3,684 |
| 26 The Crescent | Semi-detached house | 21 Dec 2023 | £679,950 | 184 m² | £3,695 |
| 22 | Semi-detached house | 14 Dec 2023 | £688,500 | 184 m² | £3,742 |
| 34 The Crescent | Semi-detached house | 8 Dec 2023 | £725,000 | 184 m² | £3,940 |
| 36 The Crescent | Semi-detached house | 12 Oct 2023 | £725,000 | 190 m² | £3,816 |
| 28 | Semi-detached house | 25 Aug 2023 | £715,000 | 190 m² | £3,763 |
| 24 | Semi-detached house | 19 Jul 2023 | £699,950 | 190 m² | £3,684 |
| 1 The Crescent | Detached house | 1 Dec 2022 | £750,000 | 174 m² | £4,310 |
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 £696,475 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 45% more than the authority average.
Who lives around The Crescent, Caterham: 80% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% of workers work from home
Census 2021 for Tandridge 004A: 1,448 residents in 528 households around The Crescent. The figures describe a small neighbourhood, not any individual.
Who lives here
Age of residents
- Under 1518%
- 15 to 2415%
- 25 to 4419%
- 45 to 6429%
- 65 and over20%
Household type
- One person24%
- Couple, no children15%
- Family with children31%
- Other29%
Homes and cars
Tenure
- Owned outright42%
- Mortgage or shared38%
- Private rented18%
- Social rented2%
Cars and vans per household
- No car10%
- 1 car34%
- 2 cars38%
- 3 or more18%
How people get to work
Main way of travelling (649 workers aged 16+)
Health and learning
General health
- Good or very good88%
- Fair8%
- Bad or very bad4%
Highest qualification (16+)
- Degree level or above48%
- A level or equivalent17%
- GCSE level24%
- None8%
Schools near The Crescent, Caterham: 7 within 1.8 km, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham School Other independent school · ages 10-19 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 150 m 2 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham Prep Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 430 m 7 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| St John's CofE Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school · ages 2-11 | Primary | Good Confirmed at ungraded visit, Jan 2023 | 900 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Oakhyrst Grange School Other independent school · ages 3-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 920 m 15 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.6 km 25 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.6 km 25 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) | 1.6 km 27 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 The Crescent: 76 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.
The Crescent to central London
| Victoria | 76 min | walk 21 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 78 min | walk 21 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near The Crescent
| Caterham | 1090 m | about 18 min walk |
| Woldingham | 2940 m | about 48 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 3430 m | about 56 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near The Crescent
6 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 409 611. Nearest stop: Caterham School, 152 m away.
Living on The Crescent, Caterham: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Caterham, about 1.1 km away, and Woldingham, about 2.9 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 76 minutes, walking included.
Morrisons and Waitrose are the nearest supermarkets. GP surgeries in reach include Caterham Valley Medical Practice, The Chaldon Road Surgery and Downland Surgery. For schools, St John's CofE Aided Primary School (good) and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (outstanding) are the closest primarys. Admissions rules and catchments vary, so check them with Tandridge before relying on distance.
Queens Park, Timber Hill Park, Gravelly Hill Common and Westway Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Caterham guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around The Crescent: homes nearby use 91% more gas than the typical English neighbourhood, and 15% less than in 2019
Average domestic energy use per meter in Tandridge 004A (480 gas meters, 564 electricity meters), 2024, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Gas, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 99% of neighbourhoods in Great Britain. Median meter here: 21,299 kWh.
Electricity, kWh per meter per year
Higher than 97% of neighbourhoods. Median meter here: 4,057 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 The Crescent: NO₂ 9.6 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) | 9.6 | 10 | 40 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 5 | 20 |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 15 | 40 |
µg/m³, annual mean.
- Height above sea level
- 167 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 The Crescent: 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 | Caterham Valley Medical Practice | 890 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Morrisons | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Library | 1.0 km | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Queens Park | 1.1 km | 43 |
| Hospital | North Downs Hospital | 310 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near The Crescent
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 The Crescent: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around The Crescent
Crime and policing near The Crescent
895 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of The Crescent
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 457, earlier 6 months: 438.
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 The Crescent
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 52 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Compass @ Caterham Prep School (165 m, rated 5); Compass @ Caterham Upper School, Café and Pavillion (165 m, rated 5); Sixth Form Café (165 m, rated 5); North Downs Hospital (325 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around The Crescent
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Harestone
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of The Crescent 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 The Crescent home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£696,475).
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.
1022 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 The Crescent: 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.
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The Crescent, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the average house price on The Crescent, Caterham?
Houses on The Crescent sold for a median of £696,475 since 2019 from 16 sales, and the median across all home types is £696,475.
Which council covers The Crescent?
The Crescent is in Harestone ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is The Crescent from the nearest station?
Caterham is about 1090 m from the middle of The Crescent, around 18 minutes' walk, and Woldingham is 2940 m away.
What energy rating do homes on The Crescent have?
100% of rated homes on The Crescent are EPC band C or better, against 47% across CR3.
What council tax do you pay on The Crescent?
Band D council tax in Tandridge is £2,595 for 2026 to 2027, against an England average of £2,392.
Which schools are near The Crescent?
The nearest schools include St John's CofE Aided Primary School (900 m) and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (1.6 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on The Crescent?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £696,475 from 16 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £672,500 and £717,500.
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 The Crescent, Caterham CR3
19 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Crescent | Detached | 174 m² | B | £750,000 · 2022 | £4,310 |
| 2 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 161 m² | B | £580,000 · 2017 | £3,602 |
| 4 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 167 m² | B | £552,500 · 2018 | £3,308 |
| 6 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £675,000 · 2018 | £4,821 |
| 8 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £670,000 · 2017 | £4,786 |
| 10 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £600,000 · 2019 | £4,286 |
| 12 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £665,000 · 2021 | £4,750 |
| 14 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £675,000 · 2019 | £4,821 |
| 16 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £630,000 · 2019 | £4,500 |
| 18 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £693,000 · 2021 | £4,950 |
| 20 The Crescent | Semi-detached | 140 m² | B | £640,000 · 2020 | £4,571 |
| 22 | Semi-detached | 184 m² | B | £688,500 · 2023 | £3,742 |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 19 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.