257, Lower Road, KT23 4DX
257 Lower Road is a 218 m² / 2,347 sq ft detached home in Bookham. It sold for £1,400,000 in January 2021. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £1,468k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £1,144k to £1,450k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 2 July 2026.
- Sale history
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£1,400,000 on Jan 2021
- Floor plan
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Archived estate agent floor plan for 257, Lower Road.
- Internal area
- 218 square metres (2,347 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £6,422 per square metre (£597 per square foot) in Jan 2021. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £6,735 per square metre (£626 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Jan 2021 £1,400,000 £6,422 £1,468,301 £6,735 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 218 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £1,468,301. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Bookham are now selling for between £5,250 and £6,650 per square metre (£487 and £617 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 218 m², this implies a valuation between £1,144,000 and £1,450,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- G
- Plot size
- 4,387 square metres (47,221 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- January 2022 MO/2021/1865
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved with conditions
- Address:
- 257, Lower Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey,
- Description:
- Erection of a new outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuildings.
- Planning ref:
- July 2021 MO/2021/1047
- Type:
- Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
- Status:
- Application approved with conditions
- Address:
- 257, Lower Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey,
- Description:
- Variation of condition 2 of approved planning permission MO/2020/2370 for the erection of a two storey side extension and porch, a single storey rear extension, a garage extension with pitched roof and replacement windows, to allow changes to utility room window, new doors at the side of the kitchen extension and alterations to the kitchen windows, 2 No. rooflights over the kitchen to replace the single large rooflight previously proposed, sitting room extended to line through with rear garage wall and existing projecting conservatory removed, new double doors to rear of garage located in existing modified window opening, garage side extension to replace existing dilapidated single garage to the east of the house, retention of the flat roof over the existing garage and a matching flat roof on the new garage side extension, removal of one chimney stack, white aluminium framed windows to replace the sage green windows originally proposed, first floor windows on the first dressing room and en-suite extension moved up to the underside of the roof eaves.
- Planning ref:
- May 2021 MO/2021/0499
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 257, Lower Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey,
- Description:
- Crown lift one Ash tree (marked 1 on plan) to give 6m ground clearance; Remove long limb from one Ceadr tree (3); Remove Cherry and Apple trees (a and b). (Includes removal of dead wood and works to hedges - exempt works).
- Summary:
- 08 July 2020 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Non-marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 10 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
- Area:
- 218 sqm (2,347 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 50 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
257 Lower Road is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £1,468,301.
- Based on an internal area of 218 m² and recent prices in Bookham, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £1,144,000 to £1,450,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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