April Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
About April Cottage
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 16 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 £568,000 sits 202.1% above the 2002 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
April Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
April Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.3% per year over 5 years.
£188,000
Growth on file: 21.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2002Most recent
£188,000
+161.1%over 4 years4 September 1997
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 6SY: £425,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in KT20 6SY
The Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
Sold May 2023
£425,000Holbrook, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
Sold Jun 2021
£600,000Hamari, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
Sold Oct 2020
£478,5002a, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
Sold Jul 2020
£190,0001 Hikers Mike, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
Sold Jun 2020
£257,500
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 Brighton Road homes
April Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,664
Street avg £2,932
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB