2a, Fort Road, Guildford, GU1 3TB

2a is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,468,000 sits 54.5% above the 2008 sale of £950,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 85.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).