Southcott Farm Cottage, Mackies Hill, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RH

Southcott Farm Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Peaslake, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9RH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,063,000 sits 63.5% above the 2004 sale of £650,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£764/sq ft) was about 53% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.