Little Birches, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS
About Little Birches
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 £829,000 is 42.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 22.6% 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Little Birches has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Oak - Crown lift to 4m and crown thin by 20%. (Works subject to TPO 626/0526/1998). Note: permission not required for deadwood.
- Agent
- Advanced Tree Services Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- TREE/2023/8109
- Oct 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Oak (dead) - Fell tree to a point as close to ground level as is reasonably practicable to leave a stump.T2: Oak - Remove 2 lowest limbs on North Side over neighbour's garden(Works Subject to TPO 626/0526/1998)
- Agent
- Advanced Tree Services Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- TREE/2018/8243
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£829,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£580,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 2013Most recent
£580,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 7QS: £950,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in GU21 7QS
Heathfield, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS
Sold Jun 2022
£950,0001 High Trees, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS
Sold Aug 2021
£875,000Twingates, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS
Sold Feb 2021
£950,000The Hollies, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS
Sold Nov 2020
£1,120,000Latchets, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS
Sold Mar 2017
£1,200,000
Everything we know about Little Birches, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Firbank Lane homes
Little Birches is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,677
Street avg £4,200
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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1 Barricane
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1 Firbank Drive
GU21 7QT
1 High Trees, Firbank Lane
GU21 7QS
1 Holly Close
GU21 7QZ
1 Jubilee Cottage, Church Road
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1 Church Villas, Church Road
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady 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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB