Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Magazine Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chilworth, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 15.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£606/sq ft) was about 108.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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7 Magazine Cottages has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at 7 Magazine Cottages, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Proposed two storey rear, single storey side and front porch extensions.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 18 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 18 years.
10 November 2017Most recent
£450,000
+73.1%over 3 years23 December 2013
£260,000
+30.0%over 4 years19 January 2009
£200,000
+32.5%over 8 years18 February 2000
£151,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8NE: £697,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Feb 2022
2 Magazine Cottages, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Sold Dec 2021
4 Magazine Cottages, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Sold Mar 2021
Price per m²
£6,522
Street avg £4,570
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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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