Thatch Cottage, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
About Thatch Cottage
Thatch Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Albury, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9DN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £965,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £778,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Thatch Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Thatch Cottage, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
- Sept 2020Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Proposed erection of a two storey detached dwelling following demolition of the existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/P/00763
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingSept 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£965,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.
£778,500
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2021Most recent
£778,500
+55.7%over 14 years12 July 2006
£499,995
+85.2%over 7 years21 September 1998
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9DN: £965,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in GU5 9DN
Farley Lodge, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Sold Aug 2023
£2,625,000Highfold, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Sold Aug 2021
£985,000Resmor, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Sold Jun 2021
£685,000The Cottage, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Sold May 2021
£765,000Lowingfold, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Sold Jul 2019
£965,000
Versus other Farley Green homes
Habitable Rooms for Thatch Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,276
Street avg £5,244
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 205 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
1.5 km
Talgai — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







