Red House, Flat 1, West Road, Guildford, GU1 2AR

Red House is an end-of-terrace house in Guildford (GU1 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 65 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Red House, where floor areas span 64–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (58 versus a worst of 33). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

At 65 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 98.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.