1 Abbey Way, Farnborough, GU14 7DA

1 Abbey Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Farnborough (GU14 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 sits 126.8% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.