Underwood Road, Caterham CR3: house prices, homes and local area information
The most common home is a flat of about 71 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 40 addresses are in our records and 99 sales since 1995. Houses have typically sold for £937,000 since 2019, about £5,784 per m².
Underwood Road ranks 93rd of 118 roads in CR3 by typical home value (£312,500), 26% below the CR3 median of £424,000; prices here have risen about 7.0% a year between sales.
Latest recorded sale 10 Jun 2025. How we calculate this.
- What we found
- Houses here sold for a median £937,000 since 2019 (3 sales), about £5,784/m².
- 40 addresses in 1 postcode: CR3 6BB.
- 25% of rated homes are EPC C or better, against 47% across the wider CR3 sample.
- Fastest weekday train to London Victoria 75 min, including the walk to Caterham (920 m).
- In Harestone ward, Tandridge.
About Underwood Road, Caterham CR3: a medium-sized street with houses selling around £937k
Underwood Road is a medium-sized street in Caterham, Tandridge. We hold 40 addresses on it in CR3 6BB, in Harestone ward and the East Surrey constituency. The nearest station is Caterham, about 920 m away.
The most common home is a flat of about 71 m² with 3 habitable rooms, built 1967 onwards and most often rated EPC D. 63% of rated homes sit in EPC band D and 25% reach band C or better, compared with 47% across the wider CR3 sample. By type: flats 83%, detached houses 18%. 63% of homes with a recorded age date from 1967 onwards.
Houses on Underwood Road sold for a median of £937,000 between 2019 and 2026, with the middle half between £723,500 and £1,018,500. That is above the CR3 median of £390,000 in our records. Among the 124 CR3 roads we rank, Underwood Road is 16th for house price per square metre.
Map of Underwood 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.
Underwood Road house prices: every sale on record
Every recorded sale since 1995, with the yearly median as a line. Highest recorded sale £1,100,000 (20 Underwood Road, 2023); lowest £48,000 (1996).
What a house costs on Underwood Road: about £937k; flats sell for the least and detached homes the most
Prices by type of home for sales since 2019.
| Home type | Homes | Sales since 2019 | Median price | Typical size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 7 | 3 | £937,000 | 162 m² | £5,784 |
| Flat | 33 | 8 | £307,500 | 71 m² | n/a |
£/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 Underwood Road
Middle half of 3 house sales since 2019: £723,500 to £1,018,500; median £937,000.
Underwood Road against nearby CR3 roads: among the dearest for house prices per m², 16 of 124
How this road compares with its nearest neighbours.
| Road | Distance | Homes | Median sale | House £/m² | EPC C+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Road | this road | 40 | £312,500 | £5,784 | 25% |
| Rydons Wood Close | 2950 m | 9 | £507,750 | £6,068 | 22% |
| Carew Close | 3150 m | 21 | £545,000 | £5,396 | 14% |
| Caterham Drive | 3200 m | 40 | £540,000 | £4,865 | 15% |
| Shirley Avenue | 3300 m | 12 | £565,000 | £5,707 | 0% |
| Darcy Close | 3300 m | 16 | £533,500 | £5,884 | 6% |
| Goodenough Close | 3400 m | 12 | £400,000 | £4,524 | 67% |
| Waddington Avenue | 3450 m | 13 | £301,990 | £4,668 | 54% |
| Taunton Lane | 3450 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 Underwood Road
Set against the two nearest ranked roads in CR3.
| Measure | Underwood Road | Dunedin Drive | Loxford Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median value | £312,500 | £633,750 | £835,500 |
| Typical floor area | 71 m² | 129 m² | 170 m² |
| Price per m² | £5,784 | £4,454 | £5,121 |
| Detached homes | 43% | 100% | 100% |
| Flats | 83% | 0% | 0% |
Underwood Road is 51% cheaper than Dunedin Drive. The gap is a mix of size and price per square metre.
Homes on Underwood Road: mostly flat, and most are rated EPC D
Type
Age
Tenure when last surveyed
Median home: 71 m², 3 habitable rooms.
EPC energy ratings on Underwood Road
75% of rated homes are D or below, against 53% across the wider CR3 sample.
How long people stay on Underwood Road: about 5.9 years, with resold homes gaining 7.0% 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. 8 of 40 addresses (20%) have sold since 2021.
Biggest gains held 3+ years
| Home | Held | Gain a year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kynaston Court £50,000 (1997) → £132,000 (2003) | 6.2 yrs | 16.9% |
| 10 Hillacre £77,500 (1998) → £118,000 (2001) | 3.0 yrs | 15.0% |
| 13 Underwood Court £56,500 (1998) → £155,000 (2005) | 7.3 yrs | 14.8% |
| 7 Underwood Court £52,000 (1996) → £153,000 (2004) | 8.4 yrs | 13.8% |
| 5 Kynaston Court £71,950 (1999) → £155,000 (2006) | 6.6 yrs | 12.4% |
Latest house sales on Underwood Road, Caterham
| Address | Type | Sold | Price | Size | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Underwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 10 Jun 2025 | £322,000 | 80 m² | – |
| 18 Underwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 29 Jan 2025 | £305,000 | 76 m² | – |
| 10 Hillacre | Flat / maisonette | 31 Oct 2024 | £310,000 | 70 m² | – |
| 9 Hillacre | Flat / maisonette | 21 Aug 2023 | £312,500 | 71 m² | – |
| 20 Underwood Road | Detached house | 12 Jan 2023 | £1,100,000 | 229 m² | £4,803 |
| 52 Underwood Road | Detached house | 10 Oct 2022 | £937,000 | 162 m² | £5,784 |
| 2 Hillacre | Flat / maisonette | 18 Oct 2021 | £250,000 | 71 m² | – |
| 13 Underwood Court | Flat / maisonette | 28 May 2021 | £247,500 | 58 m² | – |
| 50 Underwood Road | Detached house | 25 Aug 2020 | £510,000 | 81 m² | £6,296 |
| Flat D, Underwood Road | Flat / maisonette | 31 Oct 2019 | £335,000 | 92.23 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 |
This road: houses sold for a median of £937,000 since 2019 against an authority-wide average of £480,535 across all home types, so a house here sells for 95% more than the authority average.
Who lives around Underwood Road, 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 Underwood Road. 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 Underwood Road, 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) | 400 m 6 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Caterham Prep Other independent school · ages 4-11 | Other | No Ofsted grade on file (independent, special or new school) | 800 m 13 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) | 810 m 13 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 | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Clifton Hill School Academy special converter · ages 11-19 | Other | – | 1.2 km 19 min walk | DfE · Ofsted report |
| Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Academy converter · ages 2-11 | Primary | Outstanding Graded inspection, Mar 2023 | 1.2 km 20 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) | 1.3 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 Underwood Road: 75 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.
Underwood Road to central London
| Victoria | 75 min | walk 20 min → train 14 min → train 25 min |
| Blackfriars | 77 min | walk 20 min → train 32 min → train 20 min |
Stations near Underwood Road
| Caterham | 920 m | about 15 min walk |
| Woldingham | 2920 m | about 47 min walk |
| Whyteleafe South | 3140 m | about 51 min walk |
Walking times estimated from straight-line distance.
Bus routes near Underwood Road
9 bus stops within 1000 m, with routes 400 409 411 611 658. Nearest stop: Caterham School, 526 m away.
Living on Underwood Road, Caterham: stations, shops, schools and green space
The nearest stations are Caterham, about 920 m away, and Woldingham, about 2.9 km. In TfL's journey planner the quickest weekday trip arriving by 08:30 reaches London Victoria in 75 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 and Westway Common are the nearest named green spaces. Our Caterham guide covers the wider area in more detail.
Energy use around Underwood Road: 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 Underwood Road: 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
- 185 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 Underwood Road: 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 | 820 m | 8 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 930 m | 10 |
| Dentist | Townend Dental Practice | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Supermarket | Morrisons | 920 m | 8 |
| Library | Caterham Library | 900 m | 7 |
| Post office | Caterham on the Hill Post Office | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Park or green space | Queens Park | 720 m | 43 |
| Hospital | North Downs Hospital | 550 m | 3 |
Electric vehicle charging near Underwood 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.
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 Underwood Road: MP and councillors
County councillors for Surrey are elected separately; see Surrey County Council.
Crime, food and planning around Underwood Road
Crime and policing near Underwood Road
1,113 police reports in 12 months within about a mile of Underwood Road
What was reported
Latest 6 months: 600, earlier 6 months: 513.
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 Underwood Road
55 food businesses with a published rating within 500 m, 52 rated 5 (very good). Nearest: Woodside View Nursing Home (262 m, rated 5); Sixth Form Café (417 m, rated 5); Compass @ Caterham Prep School (417 m, rated 5); Compass @ Caterham Upper School, Café and Pavillion (417 m, rated 5).
Planning designations around Underwood Road
- Conservation area
- No
- Green belt
- No
- Listed building on plot
- No
- Air quality management area
- No
- Ward
- Harestone
- Planning authority
- Tandridge LPA
Photos of Underwood 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 Underwood Road home
Buying at the median house price on this road (£937,000).
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.
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 Underwood 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.
Underwood Road, Caterham: questions people ask
What is the average house price on Underwood Road, Caterham?
Houses on Underwood Road sold for a median of £937,000 since 2019 from 3 sales, and the median across all home types is £312,500.
Which council covers Underwood Road?
Underwood Road is in Harestone ward in Tandridge, and in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency.
How far is Underwood Road from the nearest station?
Caterham is about 920 m from the middle of Underwood Road, around 15 minutes' walk, and Woldingham is 2920 m away.
What energy rating do homes on Underwood Road have?
25% of rated homes on Underwood Road are EPC band C or better, against 47% across CR3.
What council tax do you pay on Underwood 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 Underwood Road?
The nearest schools include St John's CofE Aided Primary School (1.2 km) and Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery (1.2 km). Distances are straight-line and are not catchment areas.
How much does a house cost on Underwood Road?
Houses sold since 2019 had a median price of £937,000 from 3 recorded sales; the middle half sold between £723,500 and £1,018,500.
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 Underwood Road, Caterham CR3
40 addresses in our records. Filter by number.
| Address | Type | Size | EPC | Last sale | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat B, Underwood Road | Flat | 111 m² | D | £400,000 · 2018 | – |
| Flat C, Underwood Road | Flat | 90 m² | E | £232,000 · 2014 | – |
| Flat D, Underwood Road | Flat | 92.23 m² | D | £335,000 · 2019 | – |
| Flat E, Underwood Road | Flat | 80 m² | D | £265,000 · 2015 | – |
| 1 The Eyrie | Flat | 83 m² | D | £375,000 · 2016 | – |
| 1 Kynaston Court | Flat | 35 m² | C | £170,000 · 2014 | – |
| 1 Underwood Court | Flat | 77.59 m² | D | £196,000 · 2012 | – |
| 2 Hillacre | Flat | 71 m² | D | £250,000 · 2021 | – |
| 2 Underwood Court | Flat | 51 m² | D | £177,000 · 2007 | – |
| 2 Beech House | Flat | 76 m² | B | £360,000 · 2017 | – |
| 2 Kynaston Court | Flat | 59 m² | D | £106,000 · 2002 | – |
| 3 Hillacre | Flat | 66 m² | C | £58,500 · 1997 | – |
Method. Statistics are computed from the 40 addresses on this road in our records. Medians use sales since 2019 unless stated.