What kind of home is Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG last change hands?

Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG last sold for £680,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £130,000 in May 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

Across 3 sales between May 1997 and October 2021, Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG rose from £130,000 to £680,000, a change of £550,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

The current EPC rating for Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG use?

The latest EPC at Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG had any planning applications?

Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in July 2024 (ref. WA/2024/00994). Across all filings there are 2 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG is in council tax band E.

Which area is Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG in?

Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG sits in Bramley, Guildford, Guildford. It falls within the GU5 postcode district in Surrey.

How safe is the area around Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

Police records around Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

The closest primary school to Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG is Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery (1.2km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Broadwater School (2.2km).

What transport links are near Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG?

The closest bus stop to Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, GU5 0AG is Links Road, 158m away. The nearest rail option is Shalford (Surrey) Rail Station, 1.7km away.

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Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AG

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Buttermere Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Buttermere Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bramley, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Sold October 2021 for £680,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Buttermere Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

2 applications on record at Buttermere Cottage, Gosden Common, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AG

2decisions22documents7nearby

Flagged:Listed building

Jul 2022
ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Alterations to detached garage to provide additional habitable accommodation at ground floor and first floor with rooflights.
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
WA/2022/01453
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Buttermere Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£734,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£680,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2021Most recent
£680,000
+41.1%over 6 years
23 January 2015
£482,000
+270.8%over 17 years
8 May 1997
£130,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in GU5 0AG: £305,500 (2015–2005).

Nearby sales in GU5 0AG

Talskedy, Gosden Common, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AG
Sold Apr 2015
£335,000

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Links Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 0AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 0AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

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