Bush Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SX
About Bush Cottage
Bush Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Tadworth (KT20 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £590,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Beech reduce crown by 2m and remove deadwood
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00963/TPO
- May 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell one beech tree
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00513/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bush 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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 23 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2023Most recent
£590,000
+136.0%over 23 years17 April 2000
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 6SX: £527,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in KT20 6SX
1 Chapel Terrace, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SX
Sold Dec 2023
£527,0004 The Firs, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SX
Sold Aug 2023
£418,000Little Bush House, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SX
Sold Sept 2021
£685,000Unwin, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SX
Sold Oct 2020
£400,000Whernside, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SX
Sold Dec 2019
£605,000
Everything we know about Bush 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 Brighton Road homes
Years Held for Bush Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,470
Street avg £3,959
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Kingswood Primary School. 3 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB