18 Orchard Road, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7JH

18 Orchard Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Burpham, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 41.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,196,000 is 25.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.