What type of property is 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY?

5 Bankside, GU21 3DY is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY sell for?

5 Bankside, GU21 3DY last sold for £255,500 in December 2025. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £54,950 in April 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between April 1997 and December 2025, 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY rose from £54,950 to £255,500, a change of £200,550. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY?

5 Bankside, GU21 3DY has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (527 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY records to be used only when there is no heating/hot as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY?

5 Bankside, GU21 3DY is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY located?

5 Bankside, GU21 3DY sits in Woking. It falls within the GU21 postcode district in Surrey.

Is 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY show an average of 336 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (19% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY?

The closest primary school to 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY is Goldsworth Primary School (488m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (1.4km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Bankside, GU21 3DY is Westmead, 196m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Bankside, Woking, GU21 3DY

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

49 m²

527 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Bankside

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

5 Bankside is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Woking (GU21 3DY). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 16th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £255,500 — fresh data. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 98.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Jan 2022

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 January 2032

5 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bankside, Woking, GU21 3DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bankside has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Bankside has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£242,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£255,500

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

11 December 2025Most recent
£255,500
+70.4%over 20 years
3 February 2005
£149,950
+12.7%over 2 years
8 November 2002
£133,000
+90.0%over 3 years
22 January 1999
£70,000
+27.4%over 1 year
10 April 1997
£54,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 3DY: £245,000 (2026–2019).

Nearby sales in GU21 3DY

On the street

Versus other Bankside homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5 Bankside runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,214

Street avg £3,744

Strongly above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 47 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

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Crime

336/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Westmead — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Goldsworth Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU21 3DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU21 3DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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