8 Tower Hill, Farnborough, GU14 0AQ
About 8 Tower Hill
8 Tower Hill is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnborough (GU14 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2024); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 sits 110% above the 2004 sale of £170,000. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Tower Hill has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2020AmendmentIn report
Application for Certificate of Existing Lawful Use : Annexe to property in use as a separate self-contained dwelling unit (Use Class C3)
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00180/EDC
- Sept 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00706/FUL
What's in 8 Tower Hill, Farnborough, GU14 0AQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Tower Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2004Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU14 0AQ: £435,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in GU14 0AQ
Everything we know about 8 Tower Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Tower Hill homes
On floor area, 8 Tower Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,208
Street avg £3,508
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tower Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Tower Hill Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB