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On Recreation Road, in Guildford Town Centre
What it's like at GU1 1HQ: every home that has sold on Recreation Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
7 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Recreation Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
12 of the 61 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 17, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Feb 1998 | £97,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2023 | £720,000 | 112 m² | £6,429/m² | 5 |
| 19, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £675,000 | 130 m² | £5,192/m² | 4 |
| 21, Recreation RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | May 2024 | £485,000 | 92 m² | £5,272/m² | 1 |
| 22, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2016 | £520,000 | 91 m² | £5,714/m² | 1 |
| 24, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2001 | £249,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 25a, Recreation RoadFlat | Jul 2025 | £377,500 | 84 m² | £4,494/m² | 2 |
| 26, Recreation RoadFlat · company-owned | Jul 2004 | £141,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 26a, Recreation RoadFlat | Jul 2014 | £280,000 | 89 m² | £3,146/m² | 3 |
| 26b, Recreation RoadFlat | Feb 2011 | £217,000 | 55 m² | £3,945/m² | 1 |
| 27, Recreation RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2018 | £625,000 | 126 m² | £4,960/m² | 4 |
| 28, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2020 | £566,500 | 106 m² | £5,344/m² | 3 |
| 29, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £795,000 | 110 m² | £7,227/m² | 4 |
| 30, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2013 | £490,000 | 137 m² | £3,577/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 31, Recreation RoadFlat | Jul 2024 | £217,000 | 35 m² | £6,200/m² | 5 |
| Flat 2, 31, Recreation RoadFlat | Dec 2008 | £154,500 | 46 m² | £3,359/m² | 2 |
| 33, Recreation RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £568,000 | 96 m² | £5,917/m² | 2 |
| 35, Recreation RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1996 | £55,000 | 123 m² | £447/m² | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is London Road (Guildford), about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 869k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Guildford College, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 34, 35); 56 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 43 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Sandfield Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Pewley Down Infant School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Christ's College, Guildford, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Guildford County School (1.4 km) and St Peter's Catholic School (2.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 200 m away, with Recreation Stores closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dapdune House Surgery (400 m), with Dapdune Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Niki's is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 109 restaurants and cafés and 28 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Woodbridge Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Stoke the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 247 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 47% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Guildford Town Centre, Waterden Road).
There are 181 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (59%).
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 212 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
36 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Guildford constituency: Zöe Franklin MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 8,429 (17.5%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 48%, Conservative 30%, Reform UK 9%, Labour 8%.
29 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near GU1 1HQ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest park is Recreation Road Recreation Ground, 100 m away; for exercise, Stoke Park Paddling Pool (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 27 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 43% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Surrey, 1.0 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Recreation Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 44 homes with certificates have solar panels, 2 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 69.7% | 87.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 23.4% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Hayling Beachlands West · about 48 min
Nearest: Legoland Hill Train · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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