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40 Faraday Road, Guildford, GU1 1EB

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 40 Faraday Road

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

40 Faraday Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the 29th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 36 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £308,200 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 November 2030

4 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Faraday Road, Guildford, GU1 1EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Faraday Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

40 Faraday Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£299,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£308,200

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2021Most recent

    £308,200

    +25.8%over 13 years

  2. 4 March 2008

    £245,000

    +2.1%over 3 years

  3. 27 May 2004

    £240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 1EB: £280,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Faraday Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 40 Faraday Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,403

Street avg £4,288

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 40 Faraday Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£411k

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2 bed1 bath
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1 Christie Close

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1 bed1 bath
£547k

1 Bicknell Close

GU1 1JA

3 bed2 bath
£561k

1 Acacia Road

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3 bed2 bath
£641k

1 Avington Close, London Road

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3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

466/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Recreation Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Surrey Maths School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 GU1 1EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU1 1EB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU1 1EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 40 Faraday Road, Guildford, GU1 1EB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.