Guildford Lane Guildford
16 addresses across 4 postcodes (GU4,GU5), about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 16000772.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £3,115,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Guildford costs £2,547 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 50% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chilworth, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 66 to 114 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Merrow Park Surgery, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £3,115,000 | £3,115,000 | £3,115,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £1,750,000 | £1,750,000 | £1,750,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2023 | FOLLYFOOT FARM GU5 9BG | Other | £1,825,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Dec 2015 | DALTON HILL GU5 9BG | Detached | £3,115,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2013 | NEWLANDS COTTAGE GU5 9BG | Terraced | £425,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2006 | NEWLANDS COTTAGE GU5 9BG | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2002 | NEWLANDS COTTAGE GU5 9BG | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2001 | DALTON HILL GU5 9BG | Detached | £1,750,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, detached (2); Maisonette, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 2007 onwards (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Guildford in 2026-27: Band D £2,547 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,698 | £1,981 | £2,264 | £2,547 | £3,113 | £3,679 | £4,246 | £5,095 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (33% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chilworth Gunpowder Mills (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Guildford.
Listed buildings
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 66 m and 114 m above sea level (97 m on average); the ground rises about 49 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU4 8RH | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| GU4 8RP | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU5 9BG | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU5 9BQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chilworth 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Shalford (Surrey) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| London Road (Guildford) 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Surrey Hills Albury | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Merrow Park and Ride | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Merrow Park Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Merrow Park Dental Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Alvernia Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Surrey Police | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Pantiles, 224 London Road Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 79 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 250 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,350 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chilworth gunpowder works, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chilworth gunpowder works | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow at Newlands Corner | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Earth circles on St Martha's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Albury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Merrow Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Postford Pond | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Waterloo Pond | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Lidwell Copse | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Cuckoo Copse | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| St Martha's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Walnut Tree Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 16 |
6 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Guildford: see them on the Guildford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (surrey).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GU5 9BG: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- GU5 9BQ: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- GU4 8RH: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- GU4 8RP: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.