17a, Hornhatch, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8AY

17a is a two-bedroom detached house in Chilworth, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–103 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£612/sq ft) was about 90.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £217,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.