April Cottage, Field Common Lane, Walton On Thames, KT12 3QH
About April Cottage
April Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Walton On Thames (KT12 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since May 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 208.4% above the 2001 sale of £172,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 42.5% below the postcode norm.
Know exactly what you're buying at April Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
April Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
April Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at April Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
April Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£172,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 May 2001Most recent
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT12 3QH: £456,200 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in KT12 3QH
5 Field Common Lane, Walton On Thames, KT12 3QH
Sold Aug 2023
£430,0001 Field Common Lane, Walton On Thames, KT12 3QH
Sold Jan 2023
£465,0001 Holly Tree Cottage, Field Common Lane, Walton On Thames, KT12 3QH
Sold Jun 2022
£456,2003 Field Common Lane, Walton On Thames, KT12 3QH
Sold Jun 2022
£466,00025 Field Common Lane, Walton On Thames, KT12 3QH
Sold Jun 2021
£388,000
Everything we know about April Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Field Common Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for April Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,855
Street avg £3,648
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Cardinal Drive
KT12 3AX
1 Hawthorne Court, Ambleside Avenue
KT12 3LA
1 Byeways, Field Common Lane
KT12 3QH
1 Field Common Lane
KT12 3QH
1 Carrow Road
KT12 3JZ
1 Beecot Lane
KT12 3JW
1 Ambleside Avenue
KT12 3LJ
1 Byron Close
KT12 3RL
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Weylands Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Walton Oak Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB