1 Ashdown House, 11 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
About 1 Ashdown House
1 Ashdown House is a semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 3LL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–58 m².
Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 12.6% below the 2016 sale of £380,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£666/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in October 2016.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history at 1 Ashdown House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 1 Ashdown House, 11 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
- Apr 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Reduce to 1.5 m above top of wall row of self seeded Sycamore, Beech and Holly trees (R1), prune secondary branches to clear roof by 2 m 3 stemmed Robina (T1) (Waterden Rd Conservation Area)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/T/00065
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2020Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 18 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2016Most recent
£380,000
+230.4%over 17 years22 April 1999
£115,000
+15.0%over 7 months29 September 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 3LL: £345,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in GU1 3LL
3 Ashdown House, 11 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Sold Feb 2025
£345,00034 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Sold Nov 2022
£1,435,0005 Ashdown House, 11 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Sold Oct 2022
£345,00024 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Sold Jul 2022
£2,750,000Flat 3, 7 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Sold Mar 2022
£267,500
Versus other Sydney Road homes
1 Ashdown House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,170
Street avg £4,778
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Waterden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







