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1 Chestnut Road, Guildford, GU1 1HG

6 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
112 m²
1206 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Chestnut Road

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

1 Chestnut Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £665,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 91.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Chestnut Road

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

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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.

1 Chestnut Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chestnut Road, Guildford, GU1 1HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Mar 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Proposed side/rear extension.

    Agent
    HomeZone
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    17/P/00246
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2010
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of Lawfulness to establish whether a loft conversion with rear dormer would constitute permitted development

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    10/P/01548
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Chestnut Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Latest sale on 1 Chestnut Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£663,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 30 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£665,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 June 2025Most recent

    £665,000

    +19.2%over 5 years

  2. 8 January 2020

    £558,000

    +128.7%over 16 years

  3. 31 October 2003

    £244,000

    +5.2%over 1 year

  4. 1 October 2002

    £232,000

    +38.9%over 2 years

  5. 17 January 2000

    £167,000

    +111.4%over 4 years

  6. 27 July 1995

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 1HG: £480,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 1 Chestnut Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,938

Street avg £4,247

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Chestnut 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
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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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3 bed2 bath
£588k

1 Bicknell Close

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3 bed2 bath
£2.6m

1 Abbotswood

GU1 1UT

3 bed
£405k

1 Belle Vue Cottages, Bellfields Road

GU1 1QQ

2 bed1 bath
£385k

1 Almond Close

GU1 1NN

2 bed
£335k

1 Burnham Gate, Stoke Road

GU1 1BW

2 bed2 bath
£320k

1 Braganza Court, London Road

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2 bed
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

27/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Recreation Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Sandfield Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU1 1HG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.2dB

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

Common questions

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