17 Bourne Lane, Caterham, CR3 5SP
About 17 Bourne Lane
17 Bourne Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caterham (CR3 5SP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
- Nov 2018Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Proposed hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a Proposed Development)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/1853
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Bourne Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2022Most recent
£550,000
+25.0%over 3 years12 July 2018
£440,000
+216.5%over 18 years5 November 1999
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR3 5SP: £525,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Bourne Lane homes
On years held, 17 Bourne Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,189
Street avg £4,663
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Portley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Audley Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







