51 Down Road, Guildford, GU1 2PZ
About 51 Down Road
51 Down Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 2PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 39), 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 July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 is 29.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 Down Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 51 Down Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
51 Down Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 18 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2014Most recent
£405,000
+52.8%over 9 years15 September 2005
£265,000
+26.2%over 4 years22 April 2001
£210,000
+90.9%over 3 years30 April 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 2PZ: £448,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Down Road homes
On epc rating, 51 Down Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,473
Street avg £5,395
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Boxgrove Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







