Melven, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8QU

Melven is a five-bedroom detached house in Blackheath, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8QU). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,491,000 sits 66.6% above the 2013 sale of £895,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.