15 Henchley Dene, Guildford, GU4 7BH

15 Henchley Dene is a three-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU4 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 98 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 sits 77.3% above the 2007 sale of £410,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.