1 Appletree Cottage, Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7AN

1 Appletree Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU4 7AN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£757/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £595,023. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.