Briar Cottage, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RA
About Briar Cottage
Briar Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Blackheath, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8RA). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2021 for £669,000. 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. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 43.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Briar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 March 2031
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Planning history
Briar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.
£669,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£669,000
+79.8%over 15 years27 July 2006
£372,000
+3.8%over 11 months15 August 2005
£358,500
+92.7%over 6 years28 June 1999
£186,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8RA: £365,000 (2023–2004).
Nearby sales in GU4 8RA
4 Chestnut Corner, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RA
Sold Jul 2023
£790,000Tanners Cottage, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RA
Sold Aug 2006
£365,0002 Chestnut Corner, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RA
Sold Feb 2004
£272,000High Lichen, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RA
Sold Jan 2004
£365,000Rose Cottage, Blackheath Lane, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RA
Sold Apr 2003
£320,000
Versus other Blackheath Lane homes
On floor area, Briar Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,227
Street avg £4,495
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
58/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Chestnut Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB