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14 Chestnut Road, Guildford, GU1 1HG

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 Chestnut Road

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

14 Chestnut Road is a semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £440,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 is 18.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 127.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Everything you need to know about 14 Chestnut Road

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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.

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 22 Aug 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Chestnut Road, Guildford, GU1 1HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2019
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension and conversion of loft into habitable space including insertion of three windows and one roof light.

    Agent
    GMW
    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    19/P/01731
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£522,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£440,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 April 2019Most recent

    £440,000

    -2.2%over 1 year
  2. 28 June 2017

    £450,000

    +30.4%over 3 years
  3. 11 December 2013

    £345,000

    +38.6%over 7 years
  4. 23 August 2006

    £249,000

    +3.8%over 2 years
  5. 17 March 2004

    £240,000

    +77.8%over 5 years
  6. 30 July 1998

    £134,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 1HG: £522,000 (2025–2024).

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.

Floor Area for 14 Chestnut Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,111

Street avg £4,235

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 14 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
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.

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 Chestnut Road, Guildford, GU1 1HG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.