8 Grantbourne, Castle Grove Road, Chobham, Woking, GU24 8EF

8 Grantbourne is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Chobham, Woking, Woking (GU24 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 69 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–126 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since January 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 199.2% above the 1998 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 16 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.