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Guildford house prices

Average sold prices for Guildford, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£522,008

Annual change

-5.6%

Homes sold, March 2026

129

England average

£292,095

The average property in Guildford sold for £522,008 in May 2026, down 5.6% on the year. That is about 79% above the England average of £292,095. 129 homes sold in Guildford in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Guildford fell 6%, peaking at £555,636 in June 2025.

£555,636 £522,008

June 2025May 2026

Peak £555,636 in June 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Guildford at £934,167, 252% above flat or maisonette at £265,613. Every property type is down on the year.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£934,167	-6%
Semi-detached	£515,087	-4.1%
Terraced	£420,898	-5.1%
Flat or maisonette	£265,613	-8.1%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Guildford paid £281,731 less than people who already owned, a gap of 73%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£384,913	-5.5%
Former owner-occupier	£666,644	-5.7%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Guildford paid 1% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 22% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£518,453	-5.6%	13
Mortgage	£523,264	-5.6%	46

By property status

New builds in Guildford sold for 17% less than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£441,302	+1.2%
Existing property	£530,248	-1.5%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
May 2026	£522,008	-5.6%	n/a
April 2026	£530,980	-2.7%	n/a
March 2026	£526,557	-1.4%	129
February 2026	£525,418	-1.2%	97
January 2026	£525,859	Broadly flat	110
December 2025	£533,400	+1.7%	117
November 2025	£543,785	+2.5%	154
October 2025	£541,089	+1.6%	178
September 2025	£541,171	Broadly flat	146
August 2025	£537,952	+1.9%	200
July 2025	£547,605	+4.8%	206
June 2025	£555,636	+7.1%	140

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.