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.
Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £856,000 sits 57.1% above the 2014 sale of £545,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. 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. 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
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
£856,000
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
3/mo
Steady 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







