Partridge Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ

Partridge Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 sits 98% above the 2010 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm. At 95 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 16 EPCs).