Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
31 Gorsewood Road, Woking, GU21 8UX
3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 31 Gorsewood Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Gorsewood Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU21 8UX). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014. Across 2003–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 is 35.6% above the 2014 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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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.
31 Gorsewood Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2024
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2014
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 January 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 31 Gorsewood Road, Woking, GU21 8UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 31 Gorsewood Road, Woking, GU21 8UX
3decisions3extensions29documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Nov 2013DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PLAN/2013/0737
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2015Decision
- DemolitionJan 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2014)
£450,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2014Most recent
£450,000
+16.9%over 2 years25 July 2011
£385,000
+86.7%over 7 years7 September 2003
£206,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 8UX: £540,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in GU21 8UX
Versus other Gorsewood Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 31 Gorsewood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,879
Street avg £4,602
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
336/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hermitage Estate Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Hermitage Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU21 8UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
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