Laburnum Cottage, Somerset Avenue, Bordon, GU35 0BE
About Laburnum Cottage
Laburnum Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bordon (GU35 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 82.6% above the 2007 sale of £178,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Laburnum Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Laburnum Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 12 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2007Most recent
£178,000
+126.8%over 9 years13 February 1998
£78,500
+33.6%over 1 year24 July 1996
£58,750
-1.3%19 February 1996
£59,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU35 0BE: £315,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in GU35 0BE
Walneyside, Somerset Avenue, Bordon, GU35 0BE
Sold Sept 2021
£330,000St Davids, Somerset Avenue, Bordon, GU35 0BE
Sold May 2019
£230,000Gemini, Somerset Avenue, Bordon, GU35 0BE
Sold Sept 2016
£319,000Weyside, Somerset Avenue, Bordon, GU35 0BE
Sold Feb 2015
£315,000Windy Gap, Somerset Avenue, Bordon, GU35 0BE
Sold Aug 2009
£226,500
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Versus other Somerset Avenue homes
Laburnum Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,312
Street avg £3,559
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chalet Hill Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bordon Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB