5 Downsway, Guildford, GU1 2YA
About 5 Downsway
5 Downsway is a five-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU1 2YA). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 93.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £1,990,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
5 Downsway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2022PorchOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey rear extension, addition of roof lights, porch at front entrance, minor alterations to existing garage and changes to fenestration.
- Agent
- Mitchell Evans
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/P/01521
- Aug 2016ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 1 of planning application 14/P/2320 approved 31/7/2015
- Agent
- Peter Routley Associates
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/D/00115
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Downsway was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 7 years.
£1,990,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£1,990,000
+15.4%over 7 years7 August 2014
£1,725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 2YA: £1,175,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in GU1 2YA
Versus other Downsway homes
Price per m² for 5 Downsway runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,326
Street avg £4,482
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 235 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
0.5 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Merrow Junior School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB