Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Orchard Cottage, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in East Clandon, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 7SA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2025.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jun 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 June 2027
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
1 application on record at Orchard Cottage, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
1 live now0decisions8documents3nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Jul 2025AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use, to establish whether the use of the dwelling without compliance with the agricultural occupancy condition pursuant to GU/R 9061 began more than 10 years before the date of this application.
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/P/01061
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 7SA: £555,000 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in GU4 7SA
Clandon Manor, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
Sold Jun 2021
£2,867,0002 Clandon Mews, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
Sold Apr 2012
£583,0004 Paragon Cottages, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
Sold Jan 2006
£450,0003 Paragon Cottages, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
Sold Sept 1998
£60,000
Versus other Back Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
58/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Epsom Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Clandon CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU4 7SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB
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