Elmes, Broadwater Rise, Guildford, GU1 2LA
About Elmes
Elmes is a four-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU1 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1520 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,093,000 is 30.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (September 2012). At 141 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 15 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Elmes's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Elmes has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Elmes
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£1,093,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 16 years.
£838,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2012Most recent
£838,000
+163.9%over 14 years5 December 1997
£317,500
+17.6%over 1 year28 November 1996
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 2LA: £1,250,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in GU1 2LA
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£2,650,0001 Broadwater Rise, Guildford, GU1 2LA
Sold Jun 2021
£1,215,0003 Broadwater Rise, Guildford, GU1 2LA
Sold Mar 2021
£1,250,00022 Broadwater Rise, Guildford, GU1 2LA
Sold Sept 2020
£900,000
Versus other Broadwater Rise homes
Floor Area for Elmes lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,934
Street avg £5,778
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gateways — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







