Unstead Manor Cottage, Trunley Heath Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BW
About Unstead Manor Cottage
Unstead Manor Cottage is a detached house in Bramley, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (229 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £774,000 is 42% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Energy performance
Unstead Manor Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Unstead Manor Cottage has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Unstead Manor Cottage, Trunley Heath Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BW
- Nov 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/P/01698
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Sales history & valuation
£774,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 13 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2014Most recent
£545,000
+62.7%over 13 years27 June 2001
£335,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU5 0BW: £485,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in GU5 0BW
Versus other Trunley Heath Road homes
On habitable rooms, Unstead Manor Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,093
Street avg £5,729
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 12.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Filling Station — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Broadwater School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







