Brook Cottage, Hollywater Road, Bordon, GU35 0AD
About Brook Cottage
Brook Cottage is a detached house in Bordon (GU35 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since April 2019. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 7 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. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 17.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£556/sq ft) was about 116.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £425,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Brook Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Brook Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 September 2019Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU35 0AD: £615,000 (2023–2010).
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Versus other Hollywater Road homes
Brook Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,986
Street avg £5,138
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Nightingale Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Woodlea Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB