Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Magazine Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chilworth, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2021. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 60 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£686/sq ft) was about 138% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £443,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
4 Magazine Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 May 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
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4 Magazine Cottages sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at 4 Magazine Cottages, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 3 years.
£443,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 3 years.
30 March 2021Most recent
£443,000
+18.5%over 2 years16 July 2018
£373,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8NE: £726,000 (2025–2021).
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On epc rating, 4 Magazine Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,383
Street avg £4,508
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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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