Garden Croft, Beech Lawn, Guildford, GU1 3PE
About Garden Croft
Garden Croft is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 3PE). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £1,950,000 — fresh data. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 224 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (185 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£809/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Garden Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
7 applications on record at Garden Croft, Beech Lawn, Guildford, GU1 3PE
- Oct 2009Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 - neighbouring Pine - remove five long overhanging branches, T2 - Pine - fell, T3 - Pine - crown lift to 7 m, T4, T5, T6 & T7 - 3 Chestnuts & 1 Sycamore - remove branches overhanging Conifer hedge, T8, T9 & T10 - Conifers - fell (Waterden Road Conservation Area).
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 09/T/00136
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2023Decision
- TreesSept 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Garden Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,953,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£1,950,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£1,950,000
+293.9%over 23 years29 March 2001
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 3PE: £975,000 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in GU1 3PE
Versus other Beech Lawn homes
Garden Croft is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£8,705
Street avg £5,596
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Waterden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB