Elm Cottage, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
About Elm Cottage
Elm Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Peaslake, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 101 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £893,000 is 19.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£690/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Elm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 April 2023
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at Elm Cottage, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
- May 2017PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed erection of front porch, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, garage and porch.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/P/00609
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Elm Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£893,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2016Most recent
£750,000
+89.9%over 15 years10 April 2001
£395,000
+115.8%over 5 years27 October 1995
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9RG: £706,852 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in GU5 9RG
6 East View, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
Sold Mar 2023
£706,852Highbury Barn, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
Sold Dec 2022
£2,075,0002 East View, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
Sold Sept 2021
£715,0008 East View, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
Sold May 2019
£600,000Pursers Farm Cottage, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
Sold Mar 2019
£1,150,000
Versus other Pursers Lane homes
Price per m² for Elm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,426
Street avg £5,656
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
37/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Burchets Hollow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Peaslake Free School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







