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Firbank Cottage, Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

3 sales on record11 planning records

Estimated value

£988,000

  • Since the 2005 sale (£575,000)+72%
  • Against GU2 4EW's recent median (£885,000)+12%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£988,000

  • Against its 2005 sale (£575,000)+72%
  • Against GU2 4EW's recent median (£885,000)+12%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Firbank Cottage is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in GU2 4EW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    156 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2015

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2005

  • Recent sales in GU2 4EW

    5 sales, median £885,000 (2022–2015)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 11 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Firbank Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 June 2005Most recent

    £575,000

    +79.7%over 5 years

  2. 25 May 2000

    £320,000

    +146.2%over 3 years

  3. 9 July 1996

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 4EW: £885,000 (2022–2015).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Firbank Cottage, Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Firbank Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Firbank Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Guildford (GU2 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £988,000 sits 71.8% above the 2005 sale of £575,000. 11 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 156 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 13 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Firbank Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2025

Current Certificate
Jun 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 22 June 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Firbank Cottage, Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a part-single-part-two-storey extension application was refused at Firbank Cottage in 2022.

11 applications on record at Firbank Cottage, Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

11decisions4extensions106documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Apr 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Part two storey and part first floor extension (amended plans and information received 05/03/2014 and 11/03/2014).

    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    14/P/00333
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AmendmentDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Guildown Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Firbank Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,686

Street avg £5,506

Strongly below

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.
Full Guildford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

196/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Chestnut Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Nicolas' Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary480m
  • Guildford County SchoolSecondary804m
  • Pewley Down Infant SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Surrey Maths School16 plus1.4km

Nearest stops

  • Chestnut AvenueBus stop156m
  • Guildown RoadBus stop183m
  • Lawn RoadBus stop398m
  • CemeteryBus stop465m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,394 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour347 reports11%
  • Public Order316 reports10%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson257 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU2 4EW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU2 4EW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU2 4EW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Firbank Cottage is modelled from its 156 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in GU2 4EW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Firbank Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Firbank Cottage was lodged in June 2015 at band E and expired in June 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 11 applications are matched to Firbank Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU2 4EW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Firbank Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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