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April Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About April Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

April Cottage is a detached house in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Tadworth (KT20 6SY). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in August 2002. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 sits 228.2% above the 2002 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Dec 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 December 2032

6 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,155 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against April Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

April Cottage has no planning applications on record.

7

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

April Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£617,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.3% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£188,000

Growth on file: 21.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2002Most recent

    £188,000

    +161.1%over 4 years

  2. 4 September 1997

    £72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 6SY: £425,000 (2023–2020).

On the street

Versus other Brighton Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

April Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,664

Street avg £3,113

Strongly below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 106 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about April Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£645k

1 Green Lane, Lower Kingswood

KT20 6TB

£664k

1 Egmont Way, Burgh Heath

KT20 6BT

3 bed1 bath
£550k

1 Ambrose Cottages, Copthill Lane, Kingswood

KT20 6HD

£537k

1 Beechen Lane, Lower Kingswood

KT20 6RY

3 bed2 bath
£531k

1 Chapel Terrace, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood

KT20 6SX

3 bed1 bath
£742k

1 Bonsor Drive, Kingswood

KT20 6HX

4 bed
£482k

1 Canon Farm Cottages, Canons Lane, Burgh Heath

KT20 6DW

£469k

1 Broomfield Cottages, Brighton Road, Burgh Heath

KT20 6BW

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Tadworth district page.
Full Tadworth report

Crime

96/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Fox — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Kingswood Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT20 6SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for KT20 6SY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for KT20 6SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about April Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.