Surrey Heath
GU18 house prices in Surrey Heath
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Surrey Heath, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£500,000
Range £209,600–£857,300 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +16.9%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Jun 2024 and 17 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in GU18: the typical (median) sold price is £500,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 16.9%, comparing 88 sales with 125, so a handful of homes can swing it. GU18 is a quiet market, with about 10 recorded sales a month. By property type, 46% were detached homes (typically £635,000) and 19% were flats (typically £208,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,585 a year: Surrey Heath's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Surrey Heath, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on GU18: a quiet market, so take your time
At around 10 sales a month, GU18 is quiet, and prices are up on last year, but on few sales, so treat the rise as a hint rather than a trend.
If you are thinking of selling, most GU18 sales sit between £209,600 and £857,300, which makes £500,000 a blunt instrument, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales are too rare here to hurry, so give the price a local agent’s sense-check; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, typical prices in GU18 sit well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
On any GU18 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (1,144 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,585 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free GU18 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
GU18 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£500,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
9.5
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+16.9%
+16.9% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,585
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in GU18
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in GU18
The quarterly typical price fell 9.1%, from £462,000 in Q4 2024 (33 sales) to £420,000 in Q3 2026 (10 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £462,000 | 33 |
| Q1 2025 | £555,000 | 43 |
| Q2 2025 | £460,000 | 11 |
| Q3 2025 | £472,500 | 29 |
| Q4 2025 | £545,000 | 29 |
| Q1 2026 | £566,500 | 24 |
| Q2 2026 | £525,000 | 12 |
| Q3 2026 | £420,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Jun 2024 and 17 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in GU18 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £635,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £208,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 113 | £635,000 | £550,000–£993,400 |
| Semi-detached | 44 | £450,000 | £385,375–£623,000 |
| Terraced | 43 | £390,000 | £255,600–£460,600 |
| Flat / maisonette | 46 | £208,000 | £172,500–£347,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Jun 2024 and 17 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of GU18 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most GU18 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £209,600 and £857,300, around a typical £500,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Jun 2024 and 17 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in GU18
Detached homes were 46% of recorded sales (113 of 246). 80% of sales were freehold and 20% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached46%
- Semi-detached18%
- Terraced17%
- Flat / maisonette19%
Tenure
- Freehold80%
- Leasehold20%
See the figures
201 freehold (80%) and 49 leasehold (20%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in GU18. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 10 Jun 2024 and 17 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
OAKLEIGH, LIGHTWATER ROAD, LIGHTWATER
£189,000 (2025)£178,000 (2026)-5.8% over 1.1 yrs (-5.5%/yr)
BROOKFIELD COURT, 1, BROADWAY ROAD, LIGHTWATER
£240,000 (2025)£210,000 (2026)-12.5% over 0.7 yrs (-16.7%/yr)
9, MACDONALD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
£605,000 (2024)£620,000 (2026)+2.5% over 1.8 yrs (+1.4%/yr)
PASSFIELD LODGE, 88, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
£175,000 (2025)£280,000 (2026)+60% over 0.5 yrs (+142.3%/yr)
36, IVY DRIVE, LIGHTWATER
£220,000 (2024)£218,000 (2026)-0.9% over 1.6 yrs (-0.6%/yr)
FLORENCE VILLAS, 108, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
£180,000 (2024)£190,000 (2025)+5.6% over 1 yrs (+5.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where GU18 sits in Surrey Heath
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in GU18
13, TURNVILLE CLOSE, LIGHTWATER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£245,000
131, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£420,000
9, GRASMERE ROAD, LIGHTWATER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£460,000
147, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£425,000
OAKLEIGH, LIGHTWATER ROAD, LIGHTWATER
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 31 Jul 2026
£178,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). GU18 includes the Bisley & West End ward.
In plain English
What the Surrey Heath (GU18) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £635,000 against £208,000 for flats: about 3.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £209,600 and £857,300, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 10 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 10 June 2024 and 17 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on GU18
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in GU18
£2,585
Band D a year in Surrey Heath, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,723 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,011 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,298 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,585 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,160 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,734 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,309 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,170 |
These are Surrey Heath's charges for 2026-27, the authority GU18 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Surrey Heath · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near GU18
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery.
All schools
Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academies · GU18 5RD
536 m
Good · 2022
Lightwater Village Junior School
Primary · Academies · GU18 5TS
676 m
Good · 2011
Connaught Junior School
Primary · Academies · GU19 5JY
1.6 km
Outstanding · 2023
Gordon's School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · GU24 9PT
1.8 km
Outstanding · 2014
Bagshot Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · GU19 5BP
2.0 km
Good · 2014
Fernways School
Special schools · GU20 6AB
2.5 km
Not graded
Hall Grove School
Independent schools · GU19 5HZ
2.5 km
Not graded
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Primary · Academies · GU24 9JQ
2.6 km
Good · 2011
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the GU18 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near GU18
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around GU18
1,144
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
SurreyHeath/TWA/26/0175Undecided
290 m
T1 - Birch tree - fell tree. T2- Birch tree - reduce back to previous points (2M) before works tree is 12M tall and 4M wide after works 10M tall and 2M wide. Works subject to TPO 21/85.
Received 2026-07-15
SurreyHeath/26/0540/FFUUndecided
369 m
Change of use of the first and second floors from residential use (Use Class C3) to a children's nursery (Use Class E(F), ancillary to the existing nursery use at ground-floor level.
Received 2026-06-22
SurreyHeath/26/0531/FFUUndecided
419 m
Erection of single storey rear extension.
Received 2026-06-19
SurreyHeath/26/0516/DTCUndecided
359 m
Submission of details to comply with condition 4 (Tree Protection Plan) relating to application 26/0246/FFU for the erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing, conversion of loft to habitable accommodation with roof lights and rear dormers and creation of new access gates to rear boundary.
Received 2026-06-15
SurreyHeath/26/0419/DTCPermitted
468 m
Submission of details to comply with condition 12 (Travel Plan) of application ref: 25/0297/PMR
Received 2026-05-14 · decided 2026-07-07
SurreyHeath/26/0410/CESPermitted
280 m
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of loft to habitable accommodation with rear L-shaped dormer and roof lights.
Received 2026-05-13 · decided 2026-07-07
Applications are matched within 500 m of the GU18 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for GU18 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1144 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for GU18
Decile 10 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled GU18 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 9 to decile 10, with a median of decile 10 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
GU18 5XQ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 10 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so GU18 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in GU18: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in GU18, band by band
Surrey Heath's council tax for 2026-27 set against the GU18 median sold price of £500,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearSurrey Heath | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £500,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,723 | £144 | 0.34% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,011 | £168 | 0.40% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,298 | £192 | 0.46% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,585 | £215 | 0.52% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,160 | £263 | 0.63% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,734 | £311 | 0.75% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,309 | £359 | 0.86% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,170 | £431 | 1.03% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the GU18 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Surrey Heath, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in GU18 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for GU18. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
13, TURNVILLE CLOSE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5UA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£245,000
2026-08-17
131, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5RA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-08-07
9, GRASMERE ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5TF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-06
147, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5RA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-04
OAKLEIGH, LIGHTWATER ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5XQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£178,000
2026-07-31
BROOKFIELD COURT, 1, BROADWAY ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5SL · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 recorded sales
£210,000
2026-07-23
23, CORBETT DRIVE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5LA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-07-20
18, MACDONALD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5TN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-07-10
9, MACDONALD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5TN · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£620,000
2026-07-02
7, MYRTLE CLOSE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5QR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-07-02
11, SUNDEW CLOSE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5SG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-06-26
3, COYNE CLOSE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5AB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-06-05
101, IVY DRIVE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5YT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£253,000
2026-06-03
2, CLEARSPRINGS, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5YJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£630,000
2026-05-12
35, MEADOWBANK ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5SX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-05-08
1, HIGH VIEW ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5YE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£775,000
2026-04-23
PASSFIELD LODGE, 88, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5RY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£280,000
2026-04-22
49, GUILDFORD ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5SA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-04-17
35, BARNETT LANE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5LE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-04-13
62, SPRUCE DRIVE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5YX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-04-10
11, LIGHTWATER MEADOW, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5XH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£755,000
2026-04-02
5, TURNVILLE CLOSE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5UA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-04-01
104, AMBLESIDE ROAD, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5UL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£900,000
2026-03-27
13, BLUEBELL RISE, LIGHTWATER
GU18 5YN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£206,000
2026-03-27
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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- House prices in GU15 (Camberley) 3 miles
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- House prices in SL5 (Ascot) 4 miles
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Data sources
Every GU18 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.