Downside, Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
About Downside
Downside is a semi-detached house in Peaslake, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9RS). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump.
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,045,000 is 10.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£633/sq ft) was about 141.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Downside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 applications on record at Downside, Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
- Jun 2008Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Downside - Crown reduce cherry, Downside Cottage - crown reduce Silver Birch & Charlton Cottage - crown reduce Silver Birch
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/T/00082
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJul 2013Decision
- ConditionsJul 2013Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Downside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,045,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 14 years.
£947,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2017Most recent
£947,500
+32.5%over 7 years26 March 2010
£715,000
+2.9%over 2 years13 September 2007
£695,000
+46.3%over 4 years11 August 2003
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9RS: £585,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in GU5 9RS
Inglenook, Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
Sold Mar 2021
£850,000The Hawthornes, Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
Sold Oct 2018
£585,000Meadow Vale, Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
Sold Nov 2015
£720,0001 Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
Sold Nov 2013
£425,0003 Pond Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RS
Sold Nov 2013
£435,000
Versus other Pond Lane homes
Downside outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,817
Street avg £4,347
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Peaslake Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Peaslake Free School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







