The Cottage, Butlers Hill, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AZ
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in West Horsley, Leatherhead, Leatherhead (KT24 6AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,133,000 is 46.2% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at The Cottage.
- Dec 2021OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the replacement of the ground floor window would be lawful.
- Agent
- D&M Planning Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/P/02173
- Apr 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission 16/P/00831 approved 16/06/2016.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/D/00214
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£1,133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£775,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2014Most recent
£775,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in KT24 6AZ: £436,500 (2007–2002).
Nearby sales in KT24 6AZ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Pumping Station — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
The Raleigh School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB