6 Howard Ridge, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7LY

6 Howard Ridge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Burpham, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 7LY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 79 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 72–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 52). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £356,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.