Beech Cottage, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD
About Beech Cottage
Beech Cottage is a detached house in Woldingham, Caterham, Caterham (CR3 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £943,000 sits 255.8% above the 1999 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 35% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 181 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Energy performance
Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Beech Cottage.
- May 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension incorporating dormer window to front and rear elevations.
- Reference
- 2016/351
- May 2001FullIn report
Formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof dormers. formation of new dormer to front elevation.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2001/399
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Sales history & valuation
Beech Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£943,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 1999Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CR3 7LD: £405,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in CR3 7LD
Denewood, Flat 4, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD
Sold Jun 2025
£640,000Denewood, Flat 2, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD
Sold Sept 2022
£405,000Denewood, Flat 3, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD
Sold Dec 2015
£417,500Hill Barn, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD
Sold Feb 2013
£355,000Park House, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD
Sold Jan 2012
£293,000
Versus other Park Ley Road homes
Beech Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 234 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Long Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







