15b, Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
About 15b
15b is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 April 2025
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 15b, Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
- Jul 2016DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Erection of a two storey two bedroom dwelling and parking space following demolition of the existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/P/01006
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
15b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 1HE: £325,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in GU1 1HE
8a, Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
Sold Mar 2025
£325,0001 Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
Sold Nov 2024
£750,000Flat 2, 12 Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
Sold Nov 2023
£265,000Flat 3, 12 Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
Sold Mar 2022
£200,000Flat 1, 11 Recreation Road, Guildford, GU1 1HE
Sold Sept 2020
£269,950
Versus other Recreation Road homes
Floor Area for 15b lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.7dB







