Beech Cottage, Chalk Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6TJ

Beech Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in East Horsley, Leatherhead, Leatherhead (KT24 6TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,513,000 is 12.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 104.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £1,350,000. 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 24.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (216 m² median across 3 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.