Elmstead, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
About Elmstead
Elmstead is a six-bedroom detached house in Oxted (RH8 0SX). It has a recorded floor area of 329 m² (around 3541 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £2,164,000 is 11% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,950,000 in October 2024.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Elmstead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2026RenovationFullIn report
Insertion of first floor window to front elevation.
New Windows- Reference
- 2025/1313
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Demolition of part of rear verander, detached garages, and part single/two storey East side addition. Installation of rear bay window, erection of detached garage to front and two storey side extension to main house
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/1330
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Elmstead
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Elmstead was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2024Most recent
£1,950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH8 0SX: £855,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in RH8 0SX
Briars Lodge, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
Sold Oct 2020
£1,610,000Red Cottage, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
Sold Jun 2020
£1,200,000The Cottage, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
Sold Sept 2019
£832,000West Wing Briars Court, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
Sold Oct 2014
£750,000Four Winds, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX
Sold Sept 2013
£1,500,000
Everything we know about Elmstead, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chapel Road homes
On price per m², Elmstead stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,927
Street avg £3,616
Floor Area
329 m²
Street avg 327 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ridlands Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Limpsfield CofE Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB