Southdown, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1DN

Southdown is a detached house in Compton, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,138,000 sits 73.5% above the 2013 sale of £656,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.