Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Magazine Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chilworth, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £487,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£620/sq ft) was about 113.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 April 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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2 Magazine Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Magazine Cottages, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retention of single storey rear extension (as amended by plans received 28/09/09).
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2 Magazine Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
£487,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
10 December 2021Most recent
£487,500
+8.1%over 4 years24 October 2017
£451,000
+157.7%over 8 years27 February 2009
£175,000
29 May 2002
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8NE: £726,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions for 2 Magazine Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,678
Street avg £4,559
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
58/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Blacksmith Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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