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Little Birches, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS

4 planning records

Estimated value

£836,000

  • Since the 2013 sale (£580,000)+44%
  • Against GU21 7QS's recent median (£950,000)-12%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£836,000

  • Against its 2013 sale (£580,000)+44%
  • Against GU21 7QS's recent median (£950,000)-12%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Little Birches is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU21 7QS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    124 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2012

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2013

  • Recent sales in GU21 7QS

    5 sales, median £950,000 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 March 2013Most recent

    £580,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 7QS: £950,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Little Birches, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Little Birches

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

Little Birches is a detached house in Woking (GU21 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £836,000 is 44.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Little Birches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2022

Current Certificate
Dec 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 December 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Little Birches, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Little Birches has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

4 applications on record at Little Birches, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS

4decisions2extensions37documents1nearby
  1. Sept 2013
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Proposed part single, part two storey rear extension, rear conservatory and front porch.

    ExtensionConservatory
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    PLAN/2013/0655
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 37 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Firbank Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Little Birches is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,677

Street avg £4,341

On par

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 227 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

On par
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

Holly Bank Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Goldsworth Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Goldsworth Primary SchoolPrimary732m
  • Barnsbury Primary School and NurseryPrimary1.3km
  • Sythwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.4km
  • The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports CollegeSecondary1.4km

Nearest stops

  • Holly Bank RoadBus stop202m
  • St John's RiseBus stop262m
  • FirgroveBus stop409m
  • The StarBus stop430m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,795 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour706 reports15%
  • Shoplifting447 reports9%
  • Public Order442 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU21 7QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU21 7QS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU21 7QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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4 bed1 bath
£992k

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Little Birches is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU21 7QS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Little Birches. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Little Birches was lodged in December 2012 at band D and expired in December 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Little Birches. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU21 7QS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Little Birches is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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