Middle Cottage, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
About Middle Cottage
Middle Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Worplesdon, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 96 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 sits 291.3% above the 1997 sale of £137,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 44.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Middle Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Middle Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Middle Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£137,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 April 1997Most recent
£137,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU3 3QG: £612,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in GU3 3QG
Mulberry House, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Aug 2023
£1,600,000White Cottage, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Sept 2021
£644,500Virginia Cottage, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Nov 2014
£612,000South Lodge, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Aug 2006
£350,000North Lodge, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Feb 2005
£305,000
Versus other Berry Lane homes
Price per m² for Middle Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,430
Street avg £3,465
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Fox Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Brookwood Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







