1 Selbourne Cottages, GU5 0BT

Semi-detached house149 m²EPC DBand FFreehold

1 Selbourne Cottages is a freehold semi-detached house on Selbourne Cottages in GU5. It last sold for £670,000 in 2021 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 605% on its first recorded sale of £95,000 in 1997.

EPC DCouncil tax F

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
142 m²
1,528 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
2.5 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £914,000£1,176,000 today, projected from its 2021 sale.

Indicative value
£914,000£1,176,000
Carrying the 2021 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 8.5%/yr across 3 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2021)
£670,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year across 3 sales.
Sold 2021 · £670k£1.18m£914k2026

From the 2021 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

GU5 £/m² (recent sales)£5,508this home £4,497 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Guildford, the official average home value is £524,774-4% in a year, +10% over five.

Detached£943,665
Semi-detached£516,628
Terraced£423,341
Flat / maisonette£265,809

Covers the whole Guildford area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 1 Selbourne Cottages, newest first.

3 recorded sales since 1997, up 605% from first to latest.

£250k£500k£750k199720032009201520212026£589k+229%+114%Sold 2021: £670,000£670kSold 2005: £312,500£313kSold 1997: £95,000£95k
£250k£500k£750k201520212026£589kSold 2021: £670,000£670k
GU5 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against GU5's yearly median.

Energy certificate 1 Oct 2024
Rated EPC D · 142 m² recorded
Energy certificate 6 Dec 2023
Rated EPC D · 128 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 1 Apr 2022:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to D
Energy certificate 1 Apr 2022
Rated EPC E · 142 m² recorded
Energy certificate 18 Mar 2022
Rated EPC E · 150 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 11 May 2015:
Heating
Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, mains gas → Boiler and radiators, LPG
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to E
5 Mar 2021Most recent
£670,000+114%
Semi-detached house · Freehold · +5.1%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 11 May 2015
Rated EPC C · 149 m² recorded
12 Oct 2005
£312,500+229%
Semi-detached house · Freehold · +14.9%/yr since the previous sale
14 Mar 1997
£95,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 1 Selbourne Cottages's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (68/100)
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,771 a year. The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.5 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,771/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
11 May 2015
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingCD68Declined
18 Mar 2022Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, mains gas → Boiler and radiators, LPG
18 Mar 2022EPC dropped from C to E
6 Dec 2023Floor area fell 142→128 m² (-14 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
6 Dec 2023EPC improved from E to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1900-1929 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band F (≈£3,679/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band F
£3,679/yr · Guildford
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Guildford 017C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 38% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: education & skills and crime score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment9/10
Education & skills10/10
Health9/10
Crime10/10
Housing & access2/10
Living environment4/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 1 Selbourne Cottages sits in its local market.

GU5 median
£699,950
last 8 years
GU5 £/m²
£5,508
last 8 years

1 Selbourne Cottages: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 1 Selbourne Cottages last sell, and for how much?

1 Selbourne Cottages last sold for £670,000 on 5 Mar 2021, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Selbourne Cottages been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 1 Selbourne Cottages between 1997 and 2021. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1 Selbourne Cottages?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 149 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 1 Selbourne Cottages?

1 Selbourne Cottages is in council tax band F, costing about £3,679 a year (Guildford).

How energy efficient is 1 Selbourne Cottages?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 68).

What is 1 Selbourne Cottages worth today?

Carrying its 2021 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 8.5% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £914,000–£1,176,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 1 Selbourne Cottages?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at GU5 0BT

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Selbourne Cottages.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.