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About Beech Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Beech Cottage, Park Ley Road, Woldingham, Caterham, CR3 7LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Beech Cottage.
- May 2016ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension incorporating dormer window to front and rear elevations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Beech Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£943,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Park Ley Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CR3 7LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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