Blackheath Cottage, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RD
About Blackheath Cottage
Blackheath Cottage is a detached house in Blackheath, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8RD). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £2,146,000 sits 65.1% above the 2009 sale of £1,300,000. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Blackheath Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2019
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
9 applications on record at Blackheath Cottage, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RD
- Feb 2011ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness to establish whether a proposed two storey front extension and single storey rear extension would constitute permitted development (as amended by plans received 27 January 2011 and 11 February 2011).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/P/02101
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentJan 2024Decision
- ConditionsOct 2017Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£2,146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 2009Most recent
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8RD: £1,406,500 (2025–2016).
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£1,825,000Bracken, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RD
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£3,175,000Broomhill, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RD
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£1,400,000Silvercoombe, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RD
Sold Nov 2016
£1,406,500
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Sampleoak Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







