53a, High Street, Caterham, CR3 5UF
About 53a
53a is a mid-terrace house in Caterham (CR3 5UF). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 sits 119.8% above the 2000 sale of £212,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
53a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
53a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£212,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2000Most recent
£212,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR3 5UF: £267,500 (2025–2021).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Court Road — 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
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB