Pipers Wood, Mackies Hill, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RH

Pipers Wood is a detached house in Peaslake, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 5 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,543,000 sits 128.6% above the 2009 sale of £675,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.