1 Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
About 1 Chestnut Avenue
1 Chestnut Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £773,000 is 20.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£601/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Chestnut Avenue has an approved front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 1 Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
- Mar 2017PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/P/00185
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£640,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2016Most recent
£640,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 4HD: £938,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in GU2 4HD
Chestnut House, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold Jan 2022
£1,265,000Corner Cottage, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold Mar 2021
£850,000Mulberry House, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold May 2020
£1,030,000Friars Cottage, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold Jan 2015
£640,000Lanreath, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold Jan 2010
£850,000
Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes
Floor Area for 1 Chestnut Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,465
Street avg £4,394
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chestnut Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







