GU5Guildford, Waverley, England

House prices in GU5, Guildford

Homes in GU5 sold for a median of £750,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 212 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 8 postcode districts in the Waverley council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£750,000212 standard sales
Middle half of prices£549,000 to £1,031,000
Against the Waverley council area36% aboveWaverley median £550,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in GU5, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle half
Detached106£997,500£801,000 to £1,338,000
Semi-detached59£642,500£548,000 to £747,000
Terraced32£467,500£404,000 to £630,000
Flats and maisonettes15£292,500£221,000 to £498,000

Most homes sold here were detached houses, at 50% of sales.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.4 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

59 sales in GU5, or 28%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

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See where an asking price sits among homes of the same type sold in GU5. Add the floor area from the home's energy certificate to compare its price per m² too.

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Where prices are higher in GU5

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in GU5 9, around Gomshall and Albury, with a median of £825,000, and lowest in GU5 0, around Bramley, at £733,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in GU5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 20 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in GU5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
GU5 0AL£1,300,0003
GU5 0EQ£1,175,0003
GU5 0EG£975,0003
GU5 9DG£895,0005
GU5 0UP£812,5007
GU5 0PF£803,5004
GU5 0EB£765,5004
GU5 9LY£745,0004
GU5 0DS£710,0003
GU5 0SE£685,0007
GU5 9NB£650,0003
GU5 0PX£622,0004
GU5 0EA£610,0003
GU5 0UL£560,0003
GU5 0DY£553,5004
GU5 0PQ£475,0003
GU5 0JQ£448,5004
GU5 0BB£405,0005
GU5 0JR£400,0004
GU5 0BD£320,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £584,000
  2. 2017: £625,000
  3. 2018: £605,000
  4. 2019: £584,000
  5. 2020: £695,000
  6. 2021: £729,500
  7. 2022: £750,500
  8. 2023: £771,500
  9. 2024: £667,500
  10. 2025: £795,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £710,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 36%, from £584,000 in 2016 to £795,000 in 2025, more than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Waverley council area

Median sale price of the 8 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. GU5 is the most expensive.

  1. GU5 Guildford, this district£750,000
  2. GU10 Farnham£660,000
  3. GU8 Godalming£625,000
  4. GU26 Hindhead£615,000
  5. GU6 Cranleigh£565,000
  6. GU27 Haslemere£565,000
  7. GU7 Godalming£486,000
  8. GU9 Farnham£475,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in GU5, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B103.7%, England and Wales 4.8%
C8130.1%, England and Wales 46.9%
D12747.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E4115.2%, England and Wales 7.3%
F93.3%, England and Wales 1.9%
G10.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

Only 34% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in GU5, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19005620.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 19294617.1%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19494416.4%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19664717.5%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 19823111.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995176.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011186.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later103.7%, England and Wales 5.7%

With 21% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £243,500 for a flat on Ricardo Court to £2,260,000 for a detached house on Grantley Avenue.

The latest standard sales recorded in GU5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. Apartment 20, Albury Park Mansion Albury ParkSold for £324,800GU5 9BBSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 6 LawnsmeadSold for £488,000GU5 0PQSold on 28 Aug 2026Terraced
  3. Westbrook Barton RoadSold for £520,000GU5 0EBSold on 26 Aug 2026Detached
  4. 11 High ViewSold for £737,500GU5 9LTSold on 20 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  5. 34 Windrush CloseSold for £395,000GU5 0BBSold on 19 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  6. Gallandes Shere LaneSold for £1,250,000GU5 9HSSold on 14 Aug 2026Detached
  7. Greenhill House Sweetwater LaneSold for £1,200,000GU5 0UPSold on 7 Aug 2026Detached
  8. Parnell House Grantley AvenueSold for £2,260,000GU5 0QNSold on 7 Aug 2026Detached
  9. 22 Ricardo CourtSold for £243,500GU5 0HUSold on 4 Aug 2026Flat
  10. 7 Fisher Rowe CloseSold for £420,000GU5 0EHSold on 31 Jul 2026Terraced

Living in GU5

Crime

34 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 93 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 9% of homes can get it

Lower than 99 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

58% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,605 a year in Waverley for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 90 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of GU5, from the sales in GU5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Tillingbourne 61 sales£825,000
  2. Bramley & Wonersh 156 sales£733,500

About these figures

The figures come from 212 standard sales in GU5, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.