Urnfield House, Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
About Urnfield House
Urnfield House is a detached house in Guildford (GU4 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (262 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
Urnfield House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Urnfield House was refused — worth checking the council file.
5 applications on record at Urnfield House, Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
- Dec 2021MixedFullOutcome in report
Full planning application for the creation of a floodlit artificial hockey pitch with a 6-lane all weather running track, a football pitch, relocation of cricket nets, extension to sports pavilion balcony and new javelin, discuss, shot put and long jump area alongside the creation of a new store building and additional on-site car parking. (Additional information received 04.01.21 & 07.01.21 landscape visual impact, archaeology, drainage and planning statement addendum).
- Documents
- 234 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/P/00825
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2025Decision
- ConditionsJul 2025Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Urnfield House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£619,000
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 GU4 8PH: £1,950,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in GU4 8PH
9 Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
Sold Jul 2023
£2,725,00024 Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
Sold Sept 2022
£1,950,00013 Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
Sold Jun 2022
£2,350,00024a, Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
Sold Jun 2022
£1,540,000Tollesbury, Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
Sold Mar 2021
£1,650,000
Versus other Downside Road homes
Urnfield House is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 270 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Rosetrees — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. 16 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







