53 Down Road, Guildford, GU1 2PZ
About 53 Down Road
53 Down Road is a semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 2PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 sits 57.9% above the 2012 sale of £398,950. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 27 EPCs). Last sold in November 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
53 Down Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension and first floor rear extension (as amended by plans received 16/06/08).
- Agent
- Mr G Marshall
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/P/01030
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Sales history & valuation
53 Down Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 13 years.
£398,950
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2012Most recent
£398,950
+51.1%over 6 years3 February 2006
£264,000
+88.6%over 6 years10 December 1999
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 2PZ: £448,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Down Road homes
Price per m² for 53 Down Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,113
Street avg £5,459
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB