Arcola Cottage, Pyrford Road, Woking, GU22 8UP

Arcola Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU22 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £960,000 is 37.2% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£638/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 10 EPCs).