Beechcroft, Beech Lawn, Guildford, GU1 3PE

Beechcroft is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 3PE). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 224 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (185 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,490,000 is 44.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£715/sq ft) was about 100.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.