South Cottage, Tandridge Lane, Tandridge, Oxted, RH8 9NW
About South Cottage
South Cottage is a semi-detached house in Tandridge, Oxted, Oxted (RH8 9NW). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 sits 103.8% above the 2010 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 67% 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 154 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
South Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
South Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/133
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/74
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at South Cottage
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
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 2010Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in RH8 9NW: £675,635 (2018–1996).
Everything we know about South Cottage, 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 Tandridge Lane homes
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Tandridge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Peter's CofE Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB