Virginia Cottage, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
About Virginia Cottage
Virginia Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Worplesdon, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 28.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 89.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Virginia Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Virginia Cottage.
1 application on record at Virginia Cottage, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
- May 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
- Council
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- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PLAN/2005/0340
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Sales history & valuation
Virginia Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 15 years.
£612,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2014Most recent
£612,000
+14.4%over 7 years31 May 2007
£535,000
+58.4%over 2 years30 June 2004
£337,800
+57.1%over 4 years9 November 1999
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU3 3QG: £500,000 (2023–2005).
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
£644,500South Lodge, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Aug 2006
£350,000North Lodge, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Feb 2005
£305,000Middle Cottage, Berry Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QG
Sold Apr 1997
£137,250
Versus other Berry Lane homes
On price per m², Virginia Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,636
Street avg £2,824
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







