Printing House Square, Flat 43, Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4AJ
About Printing House Square
Printing House Square is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 453 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2009) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 42 m² this is the 9th smallest of 62 units on EPC record in Printing House Square, where floor areas span 34–217 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 71).
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 61 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Printing House Square's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Printing House Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
11applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 December 2007Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 4AJ: £300,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in GU1 4AJ
Printing House Square, Flat 65, Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£278,000Printing House Square, Flat 94, Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4AJ
Sold Feb 2025
£140,000Printing House Square, Flat 46, Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4AJ
Sold Sept 2024
£360,000Printing House Square, Flat 78, Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4AJ
Sold Apr 2024
£300,000Printing House Square, Flat 33, Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4AJ
Sold Apr 2024
£525,000
Versus other Martyr Road homes
EPC Rating for Printing House Square runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,938
Street avg £4,235
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
18 years
Street avg 12 years
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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
0.1 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sandfield Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB







