162b, Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX

162b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 9RX). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 85.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £269,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.