8a, Downsway, Guildford, GU1 2YA

8a is a four-bedroom 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 H. 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 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,459,000 is 42.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode.