4 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH
About 4 Elmside
4 Elmside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 7SH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 856 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 80 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 12.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£753/sq ft) was about 143.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Elmside 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 December 2018
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Planning history
4 Elmside has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 4 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH
- Apr 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension (as amended by plans received 13/03/2008).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/P/00254
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2021Decision
- ExtensionAug 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 14 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2018Most recent
£645,000
+65.4%over 6 years17 February 2012
£390,000
+41.8%over 7 years30 August 2004
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 7SH: £790,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Elmside homes
EPC Rating for 4 Elmside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,107
Street avg £5,654
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Crime
196/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hedgeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School. 17 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







