The Old Lodge, Firbank Lane, Woking, GU21 7QS

The Old Lodge is a five-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU21 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 396 m² (around 4263 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 396 m² the property is well over the postcode median (202 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,915,000 sits 57% above the 2014 sale of £1,220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.