The Rectory Cottage, Puttenham Hill, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
About The Rectory Cottage
The Rectory Cottage is a semi-detached house in Puttenham, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 1AH). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
The Rectory Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at The Rectory Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at The Rectory Cottage, Puttenham Hill, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
- Sept 2007Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Reduce front conifer hedge down in height to level of hedge under canopy of field maple. Reduce height of back conifer hedge by 30%. Reduce Thuja by 30% in height and shape the top. Reduce side overhanging the house and remove some of the lower limbs. Reduce Sycamores down to the gutter level and shape sides. Fell dead conifer to ground level. Grind out Willow and Lime stump to enable grassing of the area. Fell and grind out the stump of Acacia. Raise canopy of Lime by 2m and reduce the overhang over drive by 50%. Reduce the Goat Willow back to the old pruning cuts and thin. Reduce and shape Crab Apple. Crown reduce Cherry tree by 25%. Reduce Birch by 900mm all over. Reduce Ivy on garage in size by cutting back by 1.2m in all directions.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 07/T/00137
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2024Decision
- Tree WorksMar 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Rectory Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£959,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU3 1AH: £1,425,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in GU3 1AH
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Sold Jun 2021
£2,100,000Greys West, Puttenham Hill, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
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£1,500,000Beech Cottage, Puttenham Hill, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
Sold Nov 2011
£650,000Greys Lodge, Puttenham Hill, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
Sold Aug 2000
£262,500
Versus other Puttenham Hill homes
On habitable rooms, The Rectory Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 207 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Puttenham Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Puttenham CofE Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB







