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

1 planning record
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
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 £1,378,000 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 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. At 57 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 16 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

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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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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Price

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

£1,378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£2,400,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

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).

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 182 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 10.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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3 bed2 bath
£927k

1 Charlotte Terrace, Addison Road

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£2.2m

1 Chantry Quarry

GU1 3AF

4 bed
£2.3m

1 Echo Pit Road

GU1 3TW

4 bed2 bath
£693k

1 Clifton House, 7 Castle Hill

GU1 3SX

2 bed
£574k

1 Cline Road

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2 bed1 bath
£379k

1 Chesham Court, Baillie Road

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2 bed
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

27/mo

Steady 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.

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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