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Get startedHandford Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Yateley (GU46 6BT). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 158.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2022 for £1,150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Handford Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A a side extension application was refused at Handford Cottage in 2025.
Extension: Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension to existing detached garage
Handford Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Oaks — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Extension: Side of property
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed single storey side extension to existing detached garage
6 more applications for this property
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21 April 2022Most recent
£1,150,000
+93.3%over 11 years19 November 2010
£595,000
+142.9%over 11 years23 September 1999
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU46 6BT: £400,000 (2021–1996).
GU46 6YD
Closest school
0.4 km
Newlands Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
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