Buying a home in CR3, Caterham. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£477kmost £427k–£542k

Houses per m²£5,177flats £4,034

Sold last year2591,741 in five years

Prices in Tandridge-5.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR3 sold for £476,780 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £426,956 and £541,589, for about 93 m² of space.

259 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £177k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CR3 6 (£4,974) and the most in CR3 7 (£5,578).

Across Tandridge, prices are down 5% on a year ago and down 2.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,833 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,174 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in CR3 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£275,584	£266k–£286k	44 m²	9
2	£390,000	£352k–£427k	69 m²	279
3	£476,780	£427k–£542k	93 m²	481
4	£609,203	£513k–£749k	127 m²	183
5+	£897,770	£736k–£1.15m	186 m²	251

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£276k	£390k	£477k	£609k	£898k
Detached	—	£453k	£578k	£704k	£951k
Semi-detached	£276k	£392k	£465k	£552k	£567k
Terraced	—	£365k	£439k	£514k	£614k
Flats	£177k	£253k	£270k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CR3

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CR3 0	£5,117	£4,119
CR3 5	£5,261	£4,149
CR3 6	£4,974	£3,917
CR3 7	£5,578	—

Schools near CR3

Best state primary within 2 kmAudley Primary School81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmRiddlesdown Collegiate63.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CR6 Warlingham · 3 km3-bed house £535k CR5 Coulsdon · 5 km3-bed house £524k CR8 Purley · 5 km3-bed house £535k RH9 Godstone · 6 km3-bed house £462k CR2 South Croydon · 7 km3-bed house £519k RH8 Oxted · 7 km3-bed house £543k RH1 Redhill · 8 km3-bed house £494k SM7 Banstead · 9 km3-bed house £634k

Questions about CR3

Is CR3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Tandridge are down 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (63.1% against 43.8%); 259 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CR3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CR3 sold for £476,780 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £426,956 and £541,589.

How many homes sell in CR3 each year?

259 homes sold in the last year and 1,741 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near CR3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Audley Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.