5 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
About 5 New Cottages
5 New Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pirbright, Woking, Woking (GU24 0QE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 17.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 5 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
- May 2021Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Osier Willow trees (T2, T3, T4 & T5 on plans) - fell because of excessive shading and low amenity value. Replant with grass and shrubs which will not grow so tall and cause shading to remainder of garden, and will not cause obstacles in the length of the garden.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/T/00117
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMay 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 11 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£480,000
+12.4%over 6 years26 November 2014
£427,000
+70.8%over 4 years13 June 2010
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU24 0QE: £430,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in GU24 0QE
4 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
Sold Oct 2022
£527,500Middlemarch, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
Sold Sept 2020
£625,0008 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
Sold Jul 2006
£295,0007 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
Sold Jul 2006
£245,0002 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
Sold Sept 2001
£190,000
Versus other Vapery Lane homes
Price per m² for 5 New Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,714
Street avg £4,005
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Gole Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Pirbright Village Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB