Priory Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
About Priory Cottage
Priory Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2012–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 15 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £388,000 in October 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Priory Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
10 applications on record at Priory Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
- Oct 2014HeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building Consent for the insertion a timber framed sash window side elevations of existing extension.
Listed- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/P/01573
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingJan 2019Decision
- OutbuildingJan 2019Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 13 years.
£388,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2024Most recent
£388,000
+93.0%over 12 years10 February 2012
£201,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 4EB: £450,000 (2023–2022).
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Versus other Portsmouth Road homes
Years Held for Priory Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,063
Street avg £5,239
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Chestnut Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







