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The Cottage, 1 Castle Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SX

1 planning record

Estimated value

£1,352,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£2,400,000)-44%
  • Against GU1 3SX's recent median (£1,510,000)-10%

Newest record on this page: March 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
57 m²
616 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,352,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£2,400,000)-44%
  • Against GU1 3SX's recent median (£1,510,000)-10%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU1 3SX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    57 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2009

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in GU1 3SX

    5 sales, median £1,510,000 (2022–2009)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2022Most recent

    £2,400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 3SX: £1,510,000 (2022–2009).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for The Cottage, 1 Castle Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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 £1,352,000 is 43.7% 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 415.4% 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 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.

Specifications

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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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 04 Jul 2019

Current Certificate
Jul 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 4 July 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

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.

1 application on record at The Cottage, 1 Castle Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SX

1decisions3documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Mar 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    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).

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    23/T/00027
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On the street

Versus other Castle Hill homes

Four headline reads against 6 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

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 254 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 12.0 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.
Full Guildford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

466/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Millbrook — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Pewley Down Infant School. 20 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Pewley Down Infant SchoolPrimary436m
  • St Nicolas' Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary593m
  • Sandfield Primary SchoolPrimary709m
  • Surrey Maths School16 plus907m

Nearest stops

  • MillbrookBus stop198m
  • Great QuarryBus stop270m
  • Great QuarryBus stop320m
  • LibraryBus stop429m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,789 reports32%
  • Shoplifting934 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour752 reports13%
  • Public Order661 reports12%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU1 3SX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU1 3SX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU1 3SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 57 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU1 3SX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Cottage was lodged in July 2009 at band E and expired in July 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU1 3SX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Cottage is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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