1 Avenue Road, Caterham, CR3 5TR
About 1 Avenue Road
1 Avenue Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Caterham (CR3 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 sits 94.6% above the 2003 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. At 129 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Avenue Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Avenue Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Avenue Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£613,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.3% per year over 1 year.
£315,000
Growth on file: 29.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
13 April 2003Most recent
£315,000
+34.0%over 1 year20 February 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR3 5TR: £547,500 (2025–2024).
Versus other Avenue Road homes
On price per m², 1 Avenue Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,442
Street avg £4,966
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
Westway Common — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hillcroft Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







