Skip to content
UK Property Looker

1 Margaret Road, Guildford, GU1 4QS

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Get directions (opens in a new tab)
Overview

About 1 Margaret Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Margaret Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU1 4QS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 is 26.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£539/sq ft) was about 102.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Margaret Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2025

Current Certificate
Mar 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 March 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,085 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Margaret Road, Guildford, GU1 4QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at 1 Margaret Road, Guildford, GU1 4QS

3decisions3extensions27documents11nearby
  1. May 2018
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey rear/side extension, alterations to roof & addition of rear dormer window.

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    18/P/00601
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

Unlock 1 Margaret Road, Guildford, GU1 4QS's full planning history

You're seeing the shape of it. The report has the substance.

  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
  • All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 11 notable nearby
  • The 27 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
£14.99one-off · instant

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Margaret Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£593,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£470,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 August 2017Most recent

    £470,000

    +178.1%over 17 years

  2. 16 March 2000

    £169,000

    +56.5%over 1 year

  3. 23 April 1998

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 4QS: £460,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Margaret Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Margaret Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,802

Street avg £4,719

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 85 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Margaret Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£629k

1 George Road

GU1 4NP

4 bed2 bath
£679k

1 Church Road

GU1 4NG

4 bed2 bath
£1m

1 Artillery Terrace

GU1 4NL

4 bed2 bath
£629k

1 Alma Cottages, Eagle Road

GU1 4HZ

3 bed2 bath
£672k

1 Church Court, Foxenden Road

GU1 4DY

5 bed
£674k

1 Gardner Road

GU1 4PG

3 bed
£609k

1 Foxenden Road

GU1 4DL

2 bed1 bath
£479k

1 Hillside Mews, Walnut Tree Close

GU1 4UB

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.
Full Guildford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

466/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Police Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Surrey Maths School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU1 4QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU1 4QS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU1 4QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Margaret Road, Guildford, GU1 4QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.