CR3 5EB postcode in Caterham, Surrey

CR3 5EB is a postcode in Caterham, in the Portley & Queens Park ward of Tandridge. It is in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CR3 5EB can get it Across Tandridge: 73% Typical price £480,000 Homes sold in CR3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.1% on the year before Nearest station Caterham 600 m in a straight line

Where CR3 5EB is, and what is near it

Map of CR3 5EB and what is near it Map of CR3 5EB: its centre point, with the 311 other postcodes in the CR3 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. CR3 5EA: also in CR3 5CR3 5EE: also in CR3 5CR3 5EG: also in CR3 5CR3 5EH: also in CR3 5CR3 5GQ: also in CR3 5CR3 5PA: also in CR3 5CR3 5PB: also in CR3 5CR3 5PD: also in CR3 5CR3 5PE: also in CR3 5CR3 5RA: also in CR3 5CR3 5RB: also in CR3 5CR3 5RD: also in CR3 5CR3 5RG: also in CR3 5CR3 5TA: also in CR3 5CR3 5TB: also in CR3 5CR3 5TU: also in CR3 5CR3 5UA: also in CR3 5CR3 5UB: also in CR3 5CR3 5UD: also in CR3 5CR3 5UE: also in CR3 5CR3 5UF: also in CR3 5CR3 5UG: also in CR3 5CR3 5UH: also in CR3 5CR3 5US: also in CR3 5CR3 5UX: also in CR3 5CR3 5XB: also in CR3 5 School 550 mde Stafford School 900 mClifton Hill School 1.0 kmGP 3.3 kmGP 3.5 kmGP 3.6 kmCaterham CR3 5EB Map of CR3 5EB and what is near it Map of CR3 5EB: its centre point, with the 311 other postcodes in the CR3 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 550 mGP 3.3 kmGP 3.5 kmWestway CR3 5EB
  • CR3 5EB
  • Other postcodes in CR3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2853, longitude -0.0850)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CR3 5EB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CR3 5EB?

Every home and business at CR3 5EB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CR3 5EB 100% Tandridge 73%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CR3 5EB 100% Tandridge 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CR3 5EB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Tandridge District Council's days for CR3 5EB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CR3 5EB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CR3 5EB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CR3 5EB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Tandridge

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CR3 5EB: 1,627 properties in Tandridge are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Tandridge

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CR3 5EB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CR3 5EB?

Homes in CR3 5 sold for a typical £480,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 153 sales, up 1.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£480,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£475,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £780,000 42 sales
  • Semi-detached £480,000 46 sales
  • Terraced £450,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £282,500 30 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CR3 district: a typical £450,000 from 356 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CR3 5EB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CR3 5EB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 February 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CR3 5EB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around CR3 5EB. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CR3 5EB

Band D in Tandridge for 2026‑27: £2,595. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,730 (band A) to £5,190 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,325.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,730
Band Babout 80 (10%)£2,018
Band Cabout 90 (12%)£2,307
Band Dabout 80 (10%)£2,595
Band Eabout 130 (17%)£3,171
Band Fabout 150 (19%)£3,748
Band Gabout 220 (29%)£4,325
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,190

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Tandridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CR3 5EB is in (ONS area E01030847), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CR3 5EB?

The nearest open schools to CR3 5EB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CR3 5EB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CR3 5EB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CR3 5EB is Caterham Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Caterham Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Whyteleafe South Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Court Road, 211 m away.

More stations near CR3 5EB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CR3 5EB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR3 5EB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CR3 5EB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CR3 5EB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CR3 5EB?

The nearest to the centre of CR3 5EB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CR3 5EB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CR3 5EB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CR3 5EB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CR3 5EB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR3 5EB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CR3 5EB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CR3 5EB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CR3 5EB in a conservation area?

The centre of CR3 5EB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CR3 5EB?

Police.uk records 132 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR3 5EB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences45 reports
Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Other theft10 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports

Also: shoplifting 6, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CR3 5EB

Ward
Portley & Queens Park
Parish
Caterham-on-the-Hill
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Caterham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CR3 5EE40 mCR3 5EH140 mCR3 5PD160 mCR3 5UX170 mCR3 5RA190 mCR3 5GQ190 m
All of CR3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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