Gardeners Cottage, Dorking Road, Tadworth, KT20 7NW
About Gardeners Cottage
Gardeners Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Tadworth (KT20 7NW). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £744,000 is 10.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£814/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £675,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Gardeners Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey side extension application was refused at Gardeners Cottage in 2024.
- Feb 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing 2no. rear single storey extensions. Single storey side and rear extension(s), front dormer addition and associated internal alterations. As amended on 20/02/2025. As amended on 11/02/2026.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02245/HHOLD
- Nov 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extensions and associated internal alterations.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01635/HHOLD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£744,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2024Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in KT20 7NW: £485,000 (2023–2023).
Everything we know about Gardeners 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
On price per m², Gardeners Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,766
Street avg £6,993
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Walton Oaks — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.5dB