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Housing in CR3 5LY

What the homes in CR3 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Caterham North
Council
Tandridge
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,827 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (51.7%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CR3 5LYEngland
Detached14.9%22.9%
Semi-detached51.7%31.5%
Terraced21.5%23%
Purpose-built flat9.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CR3 5LY area is above that, at 80.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 46.6% with a mortgage.

CR3 5LY
81%
England
  • Owned80.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented9.2%20.5%
  • Social rented8.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CR3 5LYEngland
Owned outright34.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan46.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CR3 5LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 28.7%. 37.5% of households include dependent children.

CR3 5LYEngland
Living alone, under 6611%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tandridge

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tandridge, August 2026, +4.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

TandridgeEngland
All homes£1,637£1,459
One bedroom£1,159£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,467£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,833£1,489
Four or more£2,825£2,161
Detached£2,232£1,640
Semi-detached£1,743£1,449
Terraced£1,678£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,344£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CR3 5LY sits in (Caterham North): about 1,827 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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