Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 8 THE BARS

GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU

£278,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	PC Repair Centre	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Guildford Library	0.1 miles
Train station	London Road (Guildford)	0.4 miles
University	University Hall	0.7 miles
Hospital	Aldershot Centre for Health	8.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£278,500 Apr 2026

Local average

£294,581 (59 sales)

Street crime

447 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	02/04/2026	£278,500	Flat	-2.3%	£274,489 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	10/10/2022	£285,000	Flat	—	£267,939 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£278,500
listed	12/09/2024	£285,000
sold	01/01/2022	£285,000
sold	01/01/2007	£245,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
SANDFIELD COURT FLAT 17 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LX	£400,000	27/03/2026	Flat
15 BOTTOM FLAT MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LE	£390,000	12/03/2026	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 16 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU	£302,500	01/12/2025	Flat
19 FLAT A MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LE	£350,000	19/09/2025	Flat
SANDFIELD COURT FLAT 20 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LX	£372,500	14/02/2025	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 96 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ	£128,000	30/06/2023	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 95 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ	£147,500	13/06/2023	Flat
CHERTSEY COURT, 56 - 58 FLAT 2 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4HL	£200,000	14/04/2023	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 9 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU	£410,000	20/12/2022	Flat
30 FLAT 2 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LE	£190,000	09/12/2022	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 47 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ	£410,000	18/11/2022	Flat
SCHOLARS COURT FLAT 3 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BE	£360,000	13/09/2022	Flat
SCHOLARS COURT FLAT 5 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BE	£415,000	01/09/2022	Flat
1 FLAT 1 WARD STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LH	£340,000	04/08/2022	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 23 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU	£417,500	15/07/2022	Flat
SCHOLARS COURT FLAT 7 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BE	£280,000	24/06/2022	Flat
CHERTSEY COURT, 56 - 58 FLAT 12 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4HL	£312,500	17/06/2022	Flat
SANDFIELD COURT FLAT 3 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LX	£427,500	08/06/2022	Flat
WALLIS HOUSE, 76 APARTMENT 6 NORTH STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AW	£290,000	20/05/2022	Flat
PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 66 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ	£440,000	31/03/2022	Flat

Area average: £329,150 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -5.6%

10y growth -9.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Guildford. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) -7.4%

5y (index) -0.5%

10y (index) 6.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Guildford. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,555/mo

Realistic £1,728/mo

Optimistic £1,901/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Guildford.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Guildford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Edward House, GU1	£1,250/mo	1	0.3 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.45%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 5.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.6×

Monthly cashflow £3/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Building plot (shared): ~3,989 m² (0.99 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	155
Shoplifting	66
Public order	57
Anti-social behaviour	54
Other theft	34
Criminal damage and arson	29
Drugs	13
Vehicle crime	10
Robbery	9
Burglary	7
Bicycle theft	4
Other crime	4
Theft from the person	4
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	447

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Sandfield Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 12 Jul 2017
Royal Grammar School Guildford	Other	0.1 miles	— (No rating)
Pewley Down Infant School	Primary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 15 Sep 2024
Guildford High School	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
St Nicolas CofE Aided Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 8 Apr 2011

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 8 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU

## Property details

- Slug: `d35d9c2` (address key hash: `d35d9c275416d6c21ca0bf40e93e5475238e87f2`)
- Postcode: GU1 4BU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £278,500 Apr 2026
- Local average: £294,581 (59 sales)
- Street crime: 447 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £278,500
- Date: 2026-04-02
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-02 | £278,500 | Flat | -2.3% | £274,489 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-cf13-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2022-10-10 | £285,000 | Flat | — | £267,939 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ec7ad09a-3eac-9200-e053-6c04a8c0e306) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 8 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU | £278,500 | 02/04/2026 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 8 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU | £285,000 | 10/10/2022 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [152338013](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3a3d922)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £278,500 |
| listed | 2024-09-12 | £285,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £285,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £245,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| SANDFIELD COURT FLAT 17 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LX | £400,000 | 27/03/2026 | Flat |
| 15 BOTTOM FLAT MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LE | £390,000 | 12/03/2026 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 16 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU | £302,500 | 01/12/2025 | Flat |
| 19 FLAT A MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LE | £350,000 | 19/09/2025 | Flat |
| SANDFIELD COURT FLAT 20 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LX | £372,500 | 14/02/2025 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 96 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ | £128,000 | 30/06/2023 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 95 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ | £147,500 | 13/06/2023 | Flat |
| CHERTSEY COURT, 56 - 58 FLAT 2 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4HL | £200,000 | 14/04/2023 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 9 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU | £410,000 | 20/12/2022 | Flat |
| 30 FLAT 2 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LE | £190,000 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 47 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ | £410,000 | 18/11/2022 | Flat |
| SCHOLARS COURT FLAT 3 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BE | £360,000 | 13/09/2022 | Flat |
| SCHOLARS COURT FLAT 5 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BE | £415,000 | 01/09/2022 | Flat |
| 1 FLAT 1 WARD STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LH | £340,000 | 04/08/2022 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 23 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BU | £417,500 | 15/07/2022 | Flat |
| SCHOLARS COURT FLAT 7 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4BE | £280,000 | 24/06/2022 | Flat |
| CHERTSEY COURT, 56 - 58 FLAT 12 CHERTSEY STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4HL | £312,500 | 17/06/2022 | Flat |
| SANDFIELD COURT FLAT 3 THE BARS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4LX | £427,500 | 08/06/2022 | Flat |
| WALLIS HOUSE, 76 APARTMENT 6 NORTH STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AW | £290,000 | 20/05/2022 | Flat |
| PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE FLAT 66 MARTYR ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 4AJ | £440,000 | 31/03/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £329,150 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -5.6%
- **10y growth:** -9.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Guildford; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -7.4%
- **5y growth (index):** -0.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 6.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Guildford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,555/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,728/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,901/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Guildford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Edward House, GU1 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £3/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Shoplifting | 66 |
| Public order | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 54 |
| Other theft | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **447** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Sandfield Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 12 Jul 2017 |
| Royal Grammar School Guildford | Other | 0.1 miles | — (No rating) |
| Pewley Down Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 15 Sep 2024 |
| Guildford High School | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Nicolas CofE Aided Infant School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 8 Apr 2011 |