April Cottage, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EF

April Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in West Horsley, Leatherhead, Leatherhead (KT24 6EF). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £957,000 sits 345.1% above the 1997 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 75.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (189 m² median across 4 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.