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1 Myrtle Cottages, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 1 Myrtle Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2025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

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Myrtle Cottages, Gibbs Brook Lane, Oxted, RH8 9NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Myrtle Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Oct 2009
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2009
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Erection of dormer window within south-west roof slope. (certificate of lawfulness for proposed development)

    Reference
    2009/632
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£640,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£650,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 August 2022Most recent

    £650,000

    +15.0%over 5 years
  2. 11 September 2016

    £565,000

    +41.3%over 8 years
  3. 3 October 2007

    £399,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH8 9NX: £1,100,000 (2019–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Gibbs Brook Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Myrtle Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,909

Street avg £6,240

On par

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 11.5 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxted district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH8 9NX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH8 9NX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH8 9NX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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