42a, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4JN

42a is a three-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU2 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since May 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 60 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 sits 270.8% above the 1998 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm.