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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
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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). 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 90% 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

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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.

Current Certificate
Jul 2019

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 July 2029

2 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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.

2 applications on record at 1 Chestnut Road, Guildford, GU1 1HG

2decisions2extensions10documents10nearby
  1. Sept 2010
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (2 on record)
  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 10 notable nearby
  • The 10 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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

£678,000

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

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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: £492,250 (2026–2024).

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 £4,286

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

Pick your report · from £14.99

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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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£310k

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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

466/mo

Falling 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

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 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

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