Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Gosden Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bramley, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 196.7% above the 1999 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 53% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 October 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
4 Gosden Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Latest sale on 4 Gosden Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
15 April 1999Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 0AQ: £415,000 (2025–2018).
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Sept 2024
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Sold Feb 2023
2 Gosden Cottages, Gosden Common, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AQ
Sold Sept 2019
1 Gosden Cottages, Gosden Common, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0AQ
Sold Jan 2018
On price per m², 4 Gosden Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,222
Street avg £5,885
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
37/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Links Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery. 5 schools nearby.
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