Fir Tree Cottage, Ewhurst Road, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RN
About Fir Tree Cottage
Fir Tree Cottage is a detached house in Peaslake, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump.
At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£703/sq ft) was about 82.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £1,650,000.
Energy performance
Fir Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Fir Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Fir Tree Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,787,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.
£1,650,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2020Most recent
£1,650,000
+120.0%over 16 years7 January 2004
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9RN: £480,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in GU5 9RN
Peartree Cottage, Ewhurst Road, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RN
Sold Jun 2021
£825,000Wayside Cottage, Ewhurst Road, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RN
Sold Jun 2021
£780,000Vine Cottage, Ewhurst Road, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RN
Sold Oct 2013
£480,0001 Western Cottage, Ewhurst Road, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RN
Sold May 2007
£445,2502 Western Cottage, Ewhurst Road, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RN
Sold Jul 1995
£69,850
Versus other Ewhurst Road homes
On price per m², Fir Tree Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,569
Street avg £5,621
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.1 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Peaslake Free School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







