Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Deerstead Cottage, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Deerstead Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Deerstead Cottage is a semi-detached house in Woking (GU21 7RE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
At 129 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Deerstead Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 September 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Sept 2022from Mar 2015
EPC improved fromD55toE53
Low Energy Lighting
12%50%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Deerstead Cottage, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Deerstead Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Deerstead Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 7RE: £435,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in GU21 7RE
Little Deerstead, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE
Sold Nov 2025
£425,000Deerstead House, Flat 3, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE
Sold Aug 2023
£475,000Deerside, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE
Sold May 2023
£595,000Deerstead House, Flat 5, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE
Sold Mar 2021
£435,000Tanjong, St Johns Hill Road, Woking, GU21 7RE
Sold Jun 2016
£875,000
Versus other St Johns Hill Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Deerstead Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 177 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
Crime
336/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Firgrove — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Goldsworth Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU21 7RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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