Avila Cottage, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
About Avila Cottage
Avila Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Worplesdon, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £700,000 in July 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£707/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Avila Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Avila Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Avila Cottage, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
- Nov 2025ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory is lawful.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/P/01279
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Sales history & valuation
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2025Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU3 3PS: £805,000 (2016–2004).
Nearby sales in GU3 3PS
1 Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
Sold Sept 2016
£935,000Ivory Cottage, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
Sold Dec 2015
£725,000Elcombe, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
Sold Oct 2015
£1,200,000Downswood, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
Sold Apr 2014
£805,000Stangate, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
Sold Aug 2004
£635,000
Versus other Malthouse Lane homes
Price per m² for Avila Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,609
Street avg £5,600
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Fox Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Brookwood Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

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