8 Briarwood Road, Woking, GU21 8XD
About 8 Briarwood Road
8 Briarwood Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU21 8XD). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 is 29.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2019 for £540,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Briarwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Briarwood Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- TS Drawing Services
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PLAN/2021/0276
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Briarwood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£698,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2019Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 8XD: £625,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in GU21 8XD
Everything we know about 8 Briarwood Road, 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 Briarwood Road homes
8 Briarwood Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,803
Street avg £4,100
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Limewood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Hermitage Infant School. 16 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB