8 Bourne Lane, Caterham, CR3 5SP
About 8 Bourne Lane
8 Bourne Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Caterham (CR3 5SP). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£659/sq ft) was about 151% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
- May 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Front porch, garage conversion with rear extension and extension to replace conservatory
ExtensionPorch- Reference
- 2025/214
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2022Most recent
£525,000
+250.0%over 21 years14 November 2000
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR3 5SP: £525,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Bourne Lane homes
Price per m² for 8 Bourne Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,095
Street avg £4,472
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







