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8 Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Upper Guildown Road

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

8 Upper Guildown Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU2 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 151 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£871/sq ft) was about 93.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £1,415,000.

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
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

8 Upper Guildown Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Upper Guildown Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£1,548,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£1,415,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 June 2023Most recent

    £1,415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 4EZ: £1,858,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Upper Guildown Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Upper Guildown Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,371

Street avg £5,987

Strongly above

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 267 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Upper Guildown Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £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
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Cemetery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School. 15 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 GU2 4EZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU2 4EZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU2 4EZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

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 8 Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.