About Caterham, the home of Surrey PC Support

Caterham is situated on the A22 approximately 12 miles from the City of London. The A22 starts in London, joins the M25 at Junction 6 and continues all the way to Eastbourne on the south coast. The A23 also runs close to Caterham from London in the north through Coulsdon to the west of Caterham and all the way to Brighton.

Caterham is split into two distinct parts. Caterham Valley is the location of the primary town centre and provides the majority of retail and service outlets in the area but Caterham-on-the-Hill also provides a range of retail and service providers.

Caterham has it's own railway station which is situated at the end point of the Caterham Line which runs from Caterham to Purley. From Purley passengers can travel on to East Croydon or into London via either the London Bridge Station or Victoria.

Caterham is well known throughout the country as the base for the niche sportscar manufacturer Caterham Cars. It's famous Caterham Seven, originally based on the Lotus Seven and designed by Colin Chapman in 1957, is one of the UK biggest manufacturing success stories. With a kerb weight of only around 600Kgs, these cars can be incredibly fast especially when the lightweight chassis is teamed with a tuned and lightweigh Rover K-Series engine. The fastest of the Sevens boast a power two weight ratio of 500bhp/tonne, higher than many of todays supercars.

Caterham is a gap town in the North Downs. This fact helped the town develop as travellers from the south to London would use the route to cut through the downs. Originally the main town was located where Caterham-on-the-Hill is now but when the Caterham Line railway was built in 1856 the new town grew up around that development.

Caterham is an area that is developing. There was an army barracks built there is 1877 which remained until it's closure in 1990. The site has seen significant redevelopment with many new homes, a supermarket and a public house built in the area. A pub, The Caterham Arms, at that time popular with soldiers from the local barracks, was bombed by the IRA in August 1975.

There is a significant amount of open space in the Caterham area with common land and a surprising number of parks available for local residents to enjoy. In addition, the North Downs Way passes through Caterham and Happy Valley is a popular beauty spot for the Caterham community.