Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Howleen is a three-bedroom detached house in Chilworth, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8NE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£762/sq ft) was about 161.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £697,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 May 2033
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Howleen, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Extension: Single storey
Extension to front elevation. Extension to side elevation. Loft conversion with the insertion of four rear dormer windows and one front dormer window (amended description 31/01/03).
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Howleen has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
£697,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
5 October 2023Most recent
£697,000
+178.8%over 19 years30 March 2004
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8NE: £726,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Jan 2021
Price per m² for Howleen runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,200
Street avg £4,450
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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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