Terraced

8 BARRACK ROAD

GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RU

£385,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Queen's Drive	0.1 miles
Shop	Lewis News	0.2 miles
University	MySurrey Hive	0.8 miles
Train station	Guildford	1.3 miles
Hospital	Aldershot Centre for Health	7.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

70 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£385,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£5,500/m²

Local average

£459,842 (19 sales)

Street crime

240 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 28/10/2025

Expiry date: 27/10/2035

Current heating cost: £1,135/year

Potential heating cost: £521/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £32,050

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£4,500 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	01/04/2026	£385,000	Terraced	—	£379,736 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	£385,000
listed	29/10/2025	£400,000
sold	01/01/2008	£238,000
sold	01/01/2001	£121,000

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
146 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX	£434,000	20/03/2026	Terraced
309 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PR	£285,000	18/12/2025	Terraced
13 CARDWELLS KEEP, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PD	£885,000	07/11/2025	Terraced
51 SHEPHERDS HILL, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RZ	£441,000	15/12/2023	Terraced
101 NEW CROSS ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9NU	£432,000	30/11/2023	Terraced
144 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX	£355,000	28/04/2023	Terraced
327 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9LR	£420,000	14/04/2023	Terraced
THE MEWS, 134 1 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX	£215,000	23/03/2023	Terraced
23 QUEENS DRIVE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PP	£465,000	05/01/2023	Terraced
HEMSLEY COURT 5 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PW	£460,000	05/12/2022	Terraced
146 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX	£362,000	13/10/2022	Terraced
9 LYNCHMERE PLACE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9UU	£415,000	05/08/2022	Terraced
16 CARDWELLS KEEP, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PD	£580,000	28/06/2022	Terraced
3 CHATHAM MEWS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9QH	£512,000	08/06/2022	Terraced
214 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PN	£740,000	29/04/2022	Terraced
5 QUEENS DRIVE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PP	£445,000	23/11/2021	Terraced
10 BARRACK ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RU	£335,000	19/11/2021	Terraced
101 NEW CROSS ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9NU	£415,000	29/10/2021	Terraced
7 PEAK ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9YE	£275,000	28/09/2021	Terraced
15 CARDWELLS KEEP, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PD	£540,000	23/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £450,550 (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 4.8%

10y growth 6.3%

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

1y (index) -4.9%

5y (index) 9.2%

10y (index) 22.3%

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 in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Worplesdon Road, GU2	£1,950/mo	3	0.05 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Worplesdon Road, GU2	£950/mo	1	0.58 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Raymond Crescent, GU2	£1,000/mo	1	1.04 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,300/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £125,000

Target investor price (1%) £100,000

Gross yield 3.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 32.1×

Monthly cashflow £-641/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.9%

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.

Plot: ~188 m² (0.05 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	93
Anti-social behaviour	39
Public order	26
Criminal damage and arson	23
Other theft	19
Shoplifting	12
Vehicle crime	8
Burglary	6
Drugs	4
Robbery	4
Bicycle theft	3
Other crime	3
Total incidents	240

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
Stoughton Infant School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 15 Jan 2024
The Hope Service	Other	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 12 Jun 2018
Northmead Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 12 Sep 2016
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 7 Jun 2013
Christ's College, Guildford	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 21 Nov 2022

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# 8 BARRACK ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RU

## Property details

- Slug: `6ab2863` (address key hash: `6ab2863b9acfe0f591ca8956ba57ed015fbaf99a`)
- Postcode: GU2 9RU
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 70 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £385,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £5,500/m²
- Local average: £459,842 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 240 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £385,000
- Date: 2026-04-01
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 27/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,135/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £32,050

### Recommendations
- A (£900 - £1,200)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- O (£4,500 - £6,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2480-3956-3200-5335-0204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-01 | £385,000 | Terraced | — | £379,736 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-6a83-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 BARRACK ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RU | £385,000 | 01/04/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168759659](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a8033f0)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £385,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-29 | £400,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £238,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £121,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 146 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX | £434,000 | 20/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 309 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PR | £285,000 | 18/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 13 CARDWELLS KEEP, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PD | £885,000 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 51 SHEPHERDS HILL, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RZ | £441,000 | 15/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 101 NEW CROSS ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9NU | £432,000 | 30/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 144 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX | £355,000 | 28/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 327 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9LR | £420,000 | 14/04/2023 | Terraced |
| THE MEWS, 134 1 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX | £215,000 | 23/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 QUEENS DRIVE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PP | £465,000 | 05/01/2023 | Terraced |
| HEMSLEY COURT 5 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PW | £460,000 | 05/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 146 WORPLESDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RX | £362,000 | 13/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 LYNCHMERE PLACE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9UU | £415,000 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 CARDWELLS KEEP, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PD | £580,000 | 28/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 CHATHAM MEWS, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9QH | £512,000 | 08/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 214 STOUGHTON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PN | £740,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 QUEENS DRIVE, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PP | £445,000 | 23/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 10 BARRACK ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9RU | £335,000 | 19/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 101 NEW CROSS ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9NU | £415,000 | 29/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 7 PEAK ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9YE | £275,000 | 28/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 15 CARDWELLS KEEP, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU2 9PD | £540,000 | 23/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £450,550 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 4.8%
- **10y growth:** 6.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Guildford; Terraced series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -4.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 22.3%

## 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 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Worplesdon Road, GU2 | £1,950/mo | 3 | 0.05 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Worplesdon Road, GU2 | £950/mo | 1 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Raymond Crescent, GU2 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 1.04 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £125,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £100,000

*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 £1,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-641/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.9%

*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 | 93 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Public order | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Other theft | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **240** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Stoughton Infant School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 15 Jan 2024 |
| The Hope Service | Other | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 12 Jun 2018 |
| Northmead Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 12 Sep 2016 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 7 Jun 2013 |
| Christ's College, Guildford | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 Nov 2022 |