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4 sales on record
About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Effingham, Leatherhead, Leatherhead (KT24 5NS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 117 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £650,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullApprove
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear infill extension, one and half storey front extension, replacement pitched roof over the dwelling creating first floor habitable accommodation and internal alterations
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Mount Pleasant homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,556
Street avg £4,287
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around KT24 5NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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