Area guide

Living in CR3, Tandridge

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CR3 in Tandridge. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 14 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Tandridge: £482,599, down 5.0% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in CR3 →
See where CR3 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Tandridge: £2,595 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare CR3 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CR3 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around CR3

146 recorded home sales on the streets around central CR3 in the last 2 years, with a median of £365,000 and a range from £45,000 to £1,150,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
45 Essendene Road, CR3 5PB Detached £675,000 19 Aug 2026
101 Farningham Road, CR3 6LN Semi-detached £400,000 7 Aug 2026
7 Oaktree Walk, CR3 5JZ Flat or maisonette £325,000 31 Jul 2026
8 Dene Court, 40 Stafford Road, CR3 6JA Flat or maisonette £130,000 28 Jul 2026
14 Stafford Rise, CR3 6JY Flat or maisonette £260,000 24 Jul 2026
Flat 25 Asprey Court Stafford Road, CR3 6JX Flat or maisonette £130,000 14 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

33 schools within 3 miles , of which 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Primary Outstanding 0.4 mi away 0.63 mi 2026/27
Riddlesdown Collegiate Secondary Outstanding 2.6 mi away no figure
de Stafford School Secondary Good 0.4 mi away 5.57 mi 2026/27
St Francis Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Audley Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away 0.55 mi 2026/27
St John's CofE Aided Primary School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure

Schools in CR3 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Audley Primary School Primary 0.55 mi 2026/27
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery Primary 0.63 mi 2026/27
Whyteleafe Primary School Primary 0.96 mi 2026/27
St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School Primary 1.51 mi 2026/27
Woodlea Primary School Primary 1.71 mi 2026/27
de Stafford School Secondary 5.57 mi 2026/27

17 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 7 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for CR3 →

Private schools

7 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Caterham Prep, Caterham School, Essendene Lodge School, Oakhyrst Grange School, OneSchool Global Kenley Campus, The Hawthorns School and others.

All 7 fee-paying schools near CR3, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations20.4%
Associate professional and technical17.3%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.6%
Administrative and secretarial11.3%
Skilled trades11.0%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How CR3 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: owner-occupiers, down 7.1 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of CR3 (E01030850, 2,461 residents in 2021, up 14.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: owner-occupiers, down 7.1 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 67.3% 60.2% -7.1 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 20.1% 24.4% +4.3 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 10.4% 14.9% +4.5 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.7% 21.1% +2.4 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.3% 18.1% +1.8 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 32.9% 34.6% +1.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 13.0% 14.6% +1.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 83.6% 81.3% -2.3 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 87.1% 80.9% -6.2 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

127 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CR3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Tandridge's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

3 supermarkets, 40 restaurants, 7 pubs within range of central CR3.

Buses from the centre of CR3

Best-served stop: Beechwood Gardens, with 12.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CR3 is Beechwood Gardens: 12.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 11.2 in the evening and 9.7 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:46, last 01:25 after midnight. Routes there: 407, 434, 658. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Tandridge pays £2,595 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Tandridge, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Tandridge, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,088+3.0%
2022-23£2,181+4.5%
2023-24£2,252+3.3%
2024-25£2,359+4.8%
2025-26£2,472+4.8%
2026-27£2,595+5.0%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Tandridge, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about CR3

What is the average house price in CR3?

The average sold price in Tandridge is £482,599 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in CR3?

Prices in Tandridge are down 5.0% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in CR3?

The median of 146 recorded sales around central CR3 in the last 2 years is £365,000, ranging from £45,000 to £1,150,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in CR3?

33 schools sit within 3 miles of central CR3, and 85% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in CR3?

127 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CR3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is CR3 at risk of flooding?

Central CR3 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is CR3 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 85% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £365,000; the area sits in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 127 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is CR3 safe?

127 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CR3 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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