Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lantern Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Pirbright, Woking, Woking (GU24 0JY). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £972,000 sits 94.4% above the 2008 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Lantern Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 March 2029
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Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Lantern Cottage.
3 applications on record at Lantern Cottage, Chapel Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JY
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension (retrospective application) (amended by drawing received 13/12/10)
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The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£972,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
28 July 2008Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU24 0JY: £1,118,000 (2026–2023).
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Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Mar 2023
Price per m² for Lantern Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,226
Street avg £5,521
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
79/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
White Hart — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Pirbright Village Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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