4 Church Cottages, Church Street, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LZ

4 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Effingham, Leatherhead, Leatherhead (KT24 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£775/sq ft) was about 112.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2009. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 56 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 4 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £467,000.