Barn Cottage, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 5SA
About Barn Cottage
Barn Cottage is a detached house in Tadworth (KT20 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
At 91 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Barn Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Barn Cottage.
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey front extension and single storey side extension. As amended on 13/07/2017
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01234/HHOLD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Barn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 5SA: £332,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in KT20 5SA
The Old Post Office, The Studio Flat, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 5SA
Sold May 2025
£250,000Tudor Cottage, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 5SA
Sold Dec 2021
£805,000Granary Cottage, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 5SA
Sold Mar 2011
£332,0002 Avondale Cottages, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 5SA
Sold Mar 2010
£303,000Etherstone, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 5SA
Sold Dec 2009
£480,000
Everything we know about Barn 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 Dorking Road homes
EPC Rating for Barn Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Watts Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Tadworth Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB