Darien, Links Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AL

Darien is a detached house in Bramley, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 323 m² (around 3477 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

At 323 m² the property is well over the postcode median (240 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £1,850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.