Hideaway Cottage, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
About Hideaway Cottage
Hideaway Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Puttenham, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72).
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in November 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,540,000 sits 1239.1% above the 1995 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 92.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Hideaway Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Hideaway Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Hideaway Cottage, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
- Jun 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/P/00591
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionOct 2016Decision
- ConservatoryDec 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Hideaway Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 1995Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU3 1AX: £770,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in GU3 1AX
Northwood, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
Sold Apr 2023
£770,000Copperfields, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
Sold Apr 2022
£800,000Highfield Lees, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
Sold Nov 2021
£626,000Ashfield Lodge, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
Sold Nov 2021
£1,000,000Sunnyway Cottage, Seale Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AX
Sold Sept 2020
£610,000
Versus other Seale Lane homes
Price per m² for Hideaway Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£383
Street avg £5,308
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Munday's Borough — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Puttenham CofE Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







