Celesta, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
About Celesta
Celesta is a detached house in Guildford (GU2 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1591 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 148 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Celesta sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at Celesta, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
- Oct 2020DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing utility, shower room and chimney. Changes to fenestration.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/P/01438
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Sales history & valuation
Celesta has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,025,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 4HD: £850,000 (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
£1,030,0001 Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold Nov 2016
£640,000Friars Cottage, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Sold Jan 2015
£640,000
Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes
EPC Rating for Celesta lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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







