3 Cavendish House, Eastgate Gardens, Guildford, GU1 4AY

3 Cavendish House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 74 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (29–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 19.2% above the 2014 sale price.