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8 Firs Avenue, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0ED

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
130 m²
1402 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Firs Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Firs Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bramley, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0ED). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1402 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £906,000 is 28.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 141.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Firs Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Firs Avenue, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 8 Firs Avenue, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0ED

1decisions1extensions13documents7nearby
  1. Jan 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of rear extension and alterations to roofline including rear dormers (as amplified by plans uploaded 15.12.2021)

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    WA/2021/0474
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  • The 13 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Firs Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£906,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£705,000

Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 August 2014Most recent

    £705,000

    +147.2%over 13 years

  2. 15 December 2000

    £285,250

    +94.0%over 3 years

  3. 12 December 1997

    £147,000

    +76.0%over 2 years

  4. 11 January 1995

    £83,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 0ED: £730,000 (2022–2016).

On the street

Versus other Firs Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 8 Firs Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,414

Street avg £4,555

On par

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.
Full Guildford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Barton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 0ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU5 0ED

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 0ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Firs Avenue, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0ED. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.