Orchard Dene, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2HT

Orchard Dene is a six-bedroom detached house in Normandy, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 566 m² (around 6092 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 566 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £3,403,000 sits 193.4% above the 2013 sale of £1,160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.