Valentine House, Flat 5, Church Road, Guildford, GU1 4NG

Valentine House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Guildford (GU1 4NG). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Valentine House (44–81 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 28.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.