1 Myrtle Cottages, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX
About 1 Myrtle Cottages
1 Myrtle Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxted (RH8 9NX). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Myrtle Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of part two storey, part single storey side extension and erection of bay window to front elevation.
- Reference
- 2009/1089
- Jul 2009Loft ConversionFullIn report
Erection of dormer window within south-west roof slope. (certificate of lawfulness for proposed development)
- Reference
- 2009/632
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Myrtle Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 15 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2022Most recent
£650,000
+15.0%over 5 years11 September 2016
£565,000
+41.3%over 8 years3 October 2007
£399,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH8 9NX: £1,100,000 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in RH8 9NX
2 Myrtle Cottages, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX
Sold Apr 2019
£780,000Holly Bush Farm, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX
Sold Feb 2017
£1,418,393Perrysfield House, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX
Sold Mar 2014
£1,900,000Perrysfield Coach House, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX
Sold Oct 2013
£1,100,000Perrysfield Cottage, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX
Sold Jul 2013
£780,000
Everything we know about 1 Myrtle Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Gibbs Brook Lane homes
Years Held for 1 Myrtle Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,909
Street avg £6,240
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Broadham Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Holland Junior School. 5 schools 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
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB