Bisney Cottage, Stroud Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0TB

Bisney Cottage is a detached house in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0TB). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 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. At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,621,000 sits 363.1% above the 1996 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 66.3% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.