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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 3SX). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 616 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,378,000 is 42.6% below the 2022 sale of £2,400,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£3,899/sq ft) was about 833.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2023. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £2,400,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, 1 Castle Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at The Cottage in 2023.
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesWithdrawn
T1: Yew - To reduce in height by approximately 1.5-2 metres, to reduce lateral growth all round by approximately 2-2.5 metres and crown lift to approximately 3 metres (from ground level) (Guildford Town Centre Conservation Area).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£2,400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Castle Hill homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£41,965
Street avg £7,652
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Millbrook — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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