Sheerwater Farm Cottage, Sheerwater Road, West Byfleet, KT14 6AB

Sheerwater Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in West Byfleet (KT14 6AB). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £968,000 sits 84.4% above the 2011 sale of £525,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in October 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.