Gardeners Cottage, Hatchlands, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RT

Gardeners Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in East Clandon, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,076,000 sits 65.5% above the 2011 sale of £650,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.