8 Elmwood Road, Woking, GU21 8XE
About 8 Elmwood Road
8 Elmwood Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woking (GU21 8XE). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£602/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
8 Elmwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Elmwood Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2017Most recent
£415,000
+13.7%over 2 years11 December 2014
£365,000
+129.6%over 12 years4 January 2002
£159,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 8XE: £422,000 (2019–2012).
Everything we know about 8 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Road homes
EPC Rating for 8 Elmwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,484
Street avg £3,762
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
Brackenwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB