# 71 ELGIN GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1UB

## Property details

- Slug: `5ea68b8` (address key hash: `5ea68b804233b4e72596b441e3b0277e2f0a75ad`)
- Postcode: GU1 1UB
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 54 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £135,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,500/m²
- Local average: £295,419 (58 sales)
- Street crime: 149 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £135,000
- Date: 2026-02-11
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 11/06/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £449/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,425

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- O3 (£1,000 - £1,400)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0330-2582-0560-2595-0111)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-11 | £135,000 | Flat | +0.3% | £134,578 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-a05f-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2021-04-28 | £134,662 | Flat | +1.4% | £134,803 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cd5a9dcc-5bdc-310a-e053-6c04a8c00a1f) |
| Sold | 2016-11-01 | £132,750 | Flat | — | £132,197 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/453d27a3-8b5e-ef91-e050-a8c0630574d7) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 71 ELGIN GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1UB | £135,000 | 11/02/2026 | Flat |
| 71 ELGIN GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1UB | £134,662 | 28/04/2021 | Flat |
| 71 ELGIN GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1UB | £132,750 | 01/11/2016 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166301309](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a8b2cc8)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £135,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-28 | £135,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £134,662 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £132,750 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 THE SHIMMINGS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 2NQ | £305,000 | 27/03/2026 | Flat |
| 33 LINDFIELD GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1TS | £340,000 | 09/01/2026 | Flat |
| 32 THE SHIMMINGS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 2NQ | £317,500 | 23/07/2025 | Flat |
| PARKFIELD HOUSE FLAT 48 LINDFIELD GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1TS | £335,000 | 24/06/2025 | Flat |
| 24 THE SHIMMINGS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 2NG | £390,000 | 09/12/2024 | Flat |
| 17 THE SHIMMINGS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 2NG | £407,000 | 03/11/2023 | Flat |
| 8 LINDFIELD GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1TP | £330,000 | 03/11/2023 | Flat |
| EATON COURT 32 BOXGROVE AVENUE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1XH | £260,000 | 21/06/2023 | Flat |
| THE GABLES, 144A FLAT 6 LONDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1FG | £512,500 | 16/06/2023 | Flat |
| THE CLOCKHOUSE, 140 49 LONDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1FF | £580,000 | 19/04/2023 | Flat |
| THE CLOCKHOUSE, 140 17 LONDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1FF | £585,000 | 16/03/2023 | Flat |
| 7 JORDANS CLOSE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 2PA | £295,000 | 03/03/2023 | Flat |
| EATON COURT 36 BOXGROVE AVENUE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1XH | £274,500 | 02/03/2023 | Flat |
| 19 LINDFIELD GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1TP | £310,000 | 28/02/2023 | Flat |
| EATON COURT 54 BOXGROVE AVENUE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1XH | £290,000 | 06/01/2023 | Flat |
| EATON COURT 57 BOXGROVE AVENUE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1XH | £295,000 | 01/12/2022 | Flat |
| 16 JORDANS CLOSE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 2PA | £210,000 | 18/10/2022 | Flat |
| THE CLOCKHOUSE, 140 11 LONDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1FF | £390,000 | 12/10/2022 | Flat |
| 67 ELGIN GARDENS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1UB | £136,000 | 30/09/2022 | Flat |
| THE GABLES, 144A FLAT 2 LONDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1FG | £540,000 | 05/09/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £355,125 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -17.5%
- **10y growth:** 43%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 0.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 5.5%

## 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 in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Albury Road, GU1 | £2,000/mo | 2 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,000/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.48% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £250,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £200,000

*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 £2,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 17.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 5.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,243/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 38.1%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 46 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **149** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Tormead School | Other | 0.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Boxgrove Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2015 |
| George Abbot School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2020 |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Sep 2013 |
| Guildford High School | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |