Buying a home in GU3, Guildford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£534kmost £461k–£619k
Houses per m²£5,840flats £4,302
Sold last year84564 in five years
Prices in Guildford-2.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in GU3 sold for £534,296 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £461,332 and £618,540, for about 90 m² of space. That is 6% less than the same home across Guildford (£566,000).

84 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £270k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in GU3 2 (£5,652) and the most in GU3 1 (£6,269).

Across Guildford, prices are down 2.2% on a year ago and up 12.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,866 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,436 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £107,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in GU3 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£428,400£399k–£483k71 m²129
3£534,296£461k–£619k90 m²260
4£609,069£541k–£795k117 m²62
5+£888,138£725k–£1.45m164 m²100

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£428k£534k£609k£888k
Detached—£512k£615k£750k£1.05m
Semi-detached—£455k£504k£592k£659k
Terraced—£407k£430k£489k£764k
Flats—£270k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across GU3

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
GU3 1£6,269£4,855
GU3 2£5,652—
GU3 3£5,817£4,245

Schools near GU3

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmGuildford County School72% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about GU3

Is GU3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% less than across Guildford; prices in Guildford are down 2.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (72% against 43.8%); 84 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in GU3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in GU3 sold for £534,296 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £461,332 and £618,540.

Is GU3 expensive for Guildford?

A 3-bedroom house in GU3 costs 6% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Guildford (£566,000).

How many homes sell in GU3 each year?

84 homes sold in the last year and 564 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near GU3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near GU3?

For a 3-bedroom house, GU12 (£413k, 7 km), GU11 (£403k, 9 km), GU16 (£476k, 10 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.