The Cottage, Chapel Road, Oxted, RH8 0SX

The Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Oxted (RH8 0SX). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 210 m² it sits well below the postcode median (337 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £949,000 is 14.1% above the 2019 sale price. Sold September 2019 for £832,000.