Briars, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA
About Briars
Briars is a semi-detached house in Normandy, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Briars has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Briars has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£547,000
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 GU3 2BA: £1,120,949 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in GU3 2BA
Cleygate Cottage, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA
Sold Mar 2025
£700,000Ashfield Lodge Farm, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA
Sold Jun 2023
£1,628,000Springfield Place, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA
Sold Jun 2022
£1,120,949Cleygate Farm, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA
Sold Mar 2021
£2,150,000Pembroke, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA
Sold May 2007
£349,950
Versus other Bailes Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Briars lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Bailes Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Normandy Village School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







