8 Downsway, Guildford, GU1 2YA
About 8 Downsway
8 Downsway is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 2YA). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2179 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,219,000 is 44.3% above the 2008 sale price.
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Energy performance
8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Downsway.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension.
- Agent
- Nye Saunders Ltd
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/P/00544
- Jul 2011ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions re:09/P/01205.
- Agent
- Maltby Property
- Reference
- 11/A/01674
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£1,219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£845,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 2008Most recent
£845,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 2YA: £1,550,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in GU1 2YA
Versus other Downsway homes
8 Downsway is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,174
Street avg £5,075
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 239 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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
0.5 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