Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
38 Kings Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shalford, Guildford, Guildford (GU4 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2025 at £795,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 June 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side extension at 38 Kings Road.
1 application on record at 38 Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JX
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part single, part two storey side extension together with associated internal and fenestration alterations.
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38 Kings Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 9 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 9 years.
20 January 2025Most recent
£795,000
+69.1%over 8 years29 March 2016
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 8JX: £535,000 (2025–2022).
32 Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JX
Sold Oct 2025
40 Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JX
Sold Nov 2023
31 Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JX
Sold Aug 2023
52 Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JX
Sold Jan 2022
36a, Kings Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JX
Sold Nov 2021
38 Kings Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,115
Street avg £5,578
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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Crime
58/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Christmas Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shalford Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
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