Elmview, Blanchards Hill, Jacob S Well, Guildford, GU4 7QR

Elmview is a three-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU4 7QR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 43.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 63% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.