Flat 3, 12 Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–39 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 65). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 21% below the 2022 sale of £200,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 118.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 90% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.