1 Rose Cottages, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL

1 Rose Cottages is a semi-detached house in Albury, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9AL). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £915,000 sits 52.5% above the 2007 sale of £600,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 101.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.