Auction: Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1pm
St. Margarets Church, St Margarets Church, Church Lane, Hooley, Surrey
- Land size
- 0.08 acres
Key Features
- Freehold plot of land, Parcel A53, registered under Title TN-SY851471
- Size: 302.89 sq m (3,261 sq ft), broadly square and level
- Guide price: £20,000
- Auction date: 23rd September 2026, 1pm, St James Room, Claridge's, Mayfair, London (live & online bidding)
- Prime setting opposite the historic 12th-century St Margaret's Church, Coulsdon, London Borough of Croydon
- Accessed via Hogscross Lane and Church Lane, with clearly defined boundaries
- Excellent rail links — Coulsdon South and Coulsdon Town stations offer 30–40 minute services to London Victoria and London Bridge
- Strong road connections via the A23, M25, and M23, with Gatwick Airport also nearby
- Bordered by green spaces — Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Common, and Happy Valley Park
- Flexible future-use potential (subject to planning consent) — amenity land, private parking, storage, or residential/commercial development
Description
Lot 76 – Freehold land at auction. Parcel A1 is a broadly square plot of about 313.76 sq m (3,377 sq ft / 0.078 acre) on Church Lane, Chipstead, Coulsdon. It sits opposite St Margaret's, a Grade I listed church dating from the 12th century. The land has no planning permission, and any future use is subject to consent from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Guide price £20,000. To be sold by auction at Claridge's, Mayfair, on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm. Buyer's premium 2%, minimum £2,000 + VAT, plus a contract documents charge of £850 + VAT.
LOT 76 – FOR SALE BY AUCTION
Parcel A1, Church Lane, Chipstead, Coulsdon CR5
Guide Price £20,000*
Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 1.00pm – Claridge's, Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HR
THE LAND
A broadly square freehold parcel of about 313.76 sq m (3,377 sq ft / 0.078 acre) on Church Lane, opposite St Margaret's Church in the village of Chipstead. The land has no planning permission. Any future use or development depends on consent from Reigate and Banstead Borough Council. Buyers should allow for the setting of the Grade I listed church opposite and for any Green Belt or other designations. Please take your own planning advice before bidding.
LOCATION
Chipstead is a village on the North Downs, south-west of Coulsdon. Footpaths and open countryside surround it. Chipstead station on the Tattenham Corner line is nearby, and the A23 and M25 are within a short drive. Coulsdon's shops, services and mainline stations are a few miles away.
TENURE
Freehold. Buyers must check the legal pack for any rights, easements or restrictions.
VIEWING
Open site. Please contact the auctioneers before visiting.
AUCTION TERMS
10% deposit on exchange; contracts are unconditional and binding
Buyer's premium of 2%, minimum £2,000 + VAT
Contract documents charge of £850 + VAT
At a hammer price equal to the guide, fees total £3,420 including VAT, giving £23,420 overall before SDLT, Land Registry fees and legal costs
Completion as stated in the Special Conditions of Sale
Register in advance; ID/AML checks apply
CONTACT
Edward Swindells, Auctioneer – –
Bridgett D Dickens, Senior Negotiator –
Office – –
*A guide price is not a valuation. With a single-figure guide, the reserve will be within 10% of that figure. The guide and reserve may change up to auction day. Please read the legal pack and Special Conditions before bidding.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-31
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Chipstead Valley Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 684
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 215
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Catholic
- Coulsdon CofE Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 181
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Smitham Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 654
- Type
- Community school
- Oasis Academy Byron2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 221
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Oasis Academy Coulsdon2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 927
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Royal Alexandra and Albert School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Pupils
- 984
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Merstham Park School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 711
- Type
- Free schools
- Woodcote High School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,250
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Beacon School2.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 959
- Type
- Academy converter
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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