The Cottage, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a two-bedroom 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 D. 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. Other recorded features include a basement and a loft.
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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 16.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £425,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2025Change of UseOutlineIn report
Prior approval application pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Paragraph MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (residential).
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01800/PAP3MA
- Jul 2016Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing warehouse and replaced by a new warehouse with an office mezzanine and staff car park for 9 cars.
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02948/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2023Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in KT20 6SY: £365,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in KT20 6SY
Holbrook, 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
£257,500Rosedene, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, KT20 6SY
Sold Jan 2020
£365,000
Everything we know about The 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
On price per m², The Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,761
Street avg £2,582
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