31b, Foxenden Road, Guildford, GU1 4DL

31b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–199 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 349.1% above the 1998 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).