8 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH
About 8 Elmside
8 Elmside is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Guildford (GU2 7SH). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 sits 66.9% above the 2012 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 26 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 March 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
8 Elmside has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 8 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH
- Jun 2015ConservatoryOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification for a 4 m rear conservatory, 3.4 m in height with an eaves height of 2.25 m.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/W/00074
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Elmside has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 17 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2012Most recent
£360,000
+9.1%over 1 year25 March 2011
£330,000
+258.7%over 14 years18 April 1996
£92,000
+46.0%23 November 1995
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU2 7SH: £790,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Elmside homes
On price per m², 8 Elmside runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,835
Street avg £5,884
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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







