2 Chester Close, Guildford, GU2 9TE

2 Chester Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 9TE). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 14.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£674/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.