Tunsgate Guildford
53 addresses across 3 postcodes (GU1), about 110 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 16001913.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2005 the median was £310,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 C; Band D in Guildford costs £2,547 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 25% to 85% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Guildford, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Castle Grounds, is about 20 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 58 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dapdune House Surgery, about 890 m (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 35% of households owned their home and 57% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 646 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2025 | GROUND FLOOR PREMISES, 16 GU1 3QT | Other | £4,850,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jan 2021 | 9 GU1 3QT | Other | £3,600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jan 2005 | 14 GU1 3QT | Terraced | £310,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 C (36% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Guildford Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 15.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- THE GUILDHALL, grade I
- LLOYDS BANK, grade II*
- 127, 129 AND 131, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 132 AND 134, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 136, 138 AND 140, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 141 AND 143, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 142 AND 144, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 146, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 152 AND 154, HIGH STREET, grade II
- GAS LAMP IN GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CASTLE SQUARE ENTRANCE, grade II
- NOS 122, 124 AND 126 (INCLUDING ROWLEYS WINE BAR TO REAR), grade II
- PAIR OF K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS TO REAR OF TUNSGATE ARCH, grade II
- RUSSELL HOUSE, grade II
- THE BULLS HEAD, grade II
- TUNSGATE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Old Reservoir, Oxford Terrace off Sydenham Road, Guildford: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- 136-140 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3HJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Pewley Hill Centre, Guildford, GU1 3SQ: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 17-23, Market Street, Guildford, GU1 4LB: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- The Founders Studio, The Guildford School Of Acting, Millbrook, Guildford: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 22-24, Swan Lane, Guildford, GU1 4EQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Bright Hill Car Park, Sydenham Road, Guildford: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Guildford Adult Education Centre, Sydenham Road, Guildford: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026 to 26 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
- 26 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 24 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 24 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 17 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 17 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| GU1 3QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GU1 3QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| GU1 3HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 53 addresses are between 51 m and 58 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU1 3HQ | 100% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| GU1 3QS | 100% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| GU1 3QT | 100% | 95% | 85% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Guildford 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| London Road (Guildford) 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Shalford (Surrey) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millbrook Guildford | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 340 m |
| Car parks | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bright Hill Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.4 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dapdune House Surgery | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 21D Guildford | 170 m |
| Hospital | Mount Alvernia Hospital | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Surrey Police | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Grounds 1.3 ha | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pewley Down Nature Reserve 9.6 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shalford Park 8.5 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pewley Hill Allotments 1.9 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Castle Keep, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m south-west. 222 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Castle Keep | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south-west |
| Remains of Shell Keep at Guildford Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-west |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m north-west |
| Lloyds Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north |
| Guildford Castle | Scheduled monument | 130 m south-west |
| Medieval undercroft at 72/74 High Street | Scheduled monument | 140 m west |
| The Jellicoe Roof Garden, Guildford | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 170 m north-west |
| Medieval undercroft remains at Nos 50-52 High Street, Guildford | Scheduled monument | 200 m west |
| Merrow Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Stag Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Jubilee Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Peas Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Walnut Tree Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Britten's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 53 |
3 of the street's 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pewley Down Infant School Church of England | Primary | 4–7 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sandfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Surrey Maths School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Guildford County School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Eleanor's Church of England School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Asia Guildford GU1 3QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Journeys GU1 3QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 10 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Sorrel Social GU1 3QT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| The Pocket GU1 3QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Gail's Guildford GU1 3QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| The Ivy Castle View GU1 3QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Pho GU1 3QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Cosy Club Guildford GU1 3QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2026 |
| The Thai Terrace GU1 3RW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Blue Sardinia GU1 3RT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Alley Bar GU1 3EZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Brownbread | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| The Keep Guildford Ltd GU1 3UW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Montezuma's Chocolate GU1 3HQ | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Megan's by the Castle GU1 3HJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 226 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Public order | 78 |
| Other theft | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Shambles (183); On or near Supermarket (135); On or near Chapel Street (77); On or near Tunsgate (68); On or near Mill Lane (54).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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
- GU1 3QT: 31 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- GU1 3QS: 13 addresses
- GU1 3HQ: 9 addresses of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Tunsgate Quarter · Milkhouse Gate · Castle Hill · Oxford Terrace · Chapel Street · Pewley Hill · Trinity Churchyard · Oxford Road · Castle Street · Sydenham Road · The Shambles · Castle Hill
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.