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 (266 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 July 2034
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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.
£625,000
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: £2,160,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in GU4 8PH
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 271 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
58/mo
Falling 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







