1 Darvel Close, Woking, GU21 4XG

1 Darvel Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU21 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £590,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode.