Woodpecker Lodge, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
About Woodpecker Lodge
Woodpecker Lodge is a detached house in Worplesdon, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£715/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 4 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 May 2036
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Planning history
Woodpecker Lodge has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
5 applications on record at Woodpecker Lodge, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
- Sept 2019AmendmentOutcome in report
Non material amendment to planning application 18/P/02063, approved on 21/12/2018 to add roof lights to approved extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/N/00103
- More recent applications — locked
- FullDec 2020Decision
- HeritageDec 2020Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Woodpecker Lodge has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2018.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.4% per year over 4 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 23.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2022Most recent
£700,000
+150.0%over 4 years28 February 2018
£280,000
28 February 2018
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU3 3PB: £1,200,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in GU3 3PB
Merristwood Lodge, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
Sold Jul 2025
£3,150,000Pitmore Farm House, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
Sold Nov 2023
£1,200,0003 Merristwood Cottages, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
Sold May 2017
£575,0001 Merristwood Cottages, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
Sold Jul 1996
£60,000Briar Cottage, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB
Sold Jul 1996
£72,500
Versus other Holly Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Woodpecker Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,692
Street avg £12,451
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
51/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fairlands Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Worplesdon Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







