Thistledew, Top Flat, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
About Thistledew
Thistledew is a detached house in Albury, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2020. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at Thistledew, Top Flat, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
- Mar 2020SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Proposed subdivision of the three bedroom ground floor flat into two one bedroom flats, internal alterations and changes to fenestration on the east elevation; associated alteration to the drive turning head and parking.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/P/00051
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Sales history & valuation
Thistledew has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in GU5 9AJ: £643,750 (2023–1998).
Versus other Church Lane homes
Thistledew outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.2 km
The Drummond — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







