The Willows, Flat 2, Gardner Road, Guildford, GU1 4PG

The Willows is a mid-terrace house in Guildford (GU1 4PG). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Willows (37–66 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 67). The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Guildford HPI: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£596/sq ft) was about 140.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2022 for £237,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.