5a, The Broadway, Woking, GU21 5AP

5a is a mid-terrace house in Woking (GU21 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 90 m² this is the 31st smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–275 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 125.6% above the 1997 sale of £140,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 158.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused, 2 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision.