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.

Today's modelled estimate of £1,061,000 sits 61.7% above the 2013 sale of £656,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 20.6% 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. At 211 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.