Bramble Cottage, Fernhill Lane, Woking, GU22 0DR

Bramble Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU22 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1909 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

13 years since the last transfer (November 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 177 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (250 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £978,000 is 36.8% above the 2013 sale price.