8 Fort Road, Guildford, GU1 3TB
About 8 Fort Road
8 Fort Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU1 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 370 m² (around 3983 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2021. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 370 m² the property is well over the postcode median (214 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £2,772,000 sits 131% above the 2001 sale of £1,200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- LoftYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Swimming poolYes
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Energy performance
8 Fort Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 8 Fort Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 8 Fort Road, Guildford, GU1 3TB
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two storey front extension providing new entrance with bedroom over, two storey side / front extension and new vehicular and pedestrian accesses with gates and a new brick wall with wrought iron railings erected along road frontage (amended plans received on 03/08/2022 showing enlargement of two storey side extension, enlargements/alterations to rear dormer windows, changes to external facing materials, addition of rear rooflight and other alterations)(description amended 08/08/2022).
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/P/00556
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2025Decision
- AmendmentApr 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Fort Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,772,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2001Most recent
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 3TB: £1,325,000 (2021–2007).
Versus other Fort Road homes
8 Fort Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,243
Street avg £5,570
Floor Area
370 m²
Street avg 216 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.3 km
Great Quarry — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pewley Down Infant School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB