House prices in GU12 6 (Ash)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'GU12 6' (Ash) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'GU12 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "GU12 6", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Ash.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Ash is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 20, South Lane, Ash, sold for £405,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 100 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,050.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,800-£5,000, £5,000-£5,200, £5,200-£5,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 184 sales in Ash (GU12 6) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Ash
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Ash

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Ash (GU12 6). Of the 184 transactions, half were sold for between £4,200 and £5,450 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'GU12 6' is £4,780. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,450 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Ash

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Ash. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Ash
House price heatmap for Ash

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'GU12 6' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
GU12 6 Ash £4,200 sqm £4,780 sqm £5,450 sqm
GU12 5 Ash Vale £4,240 sqm £4,850 sqm £5,350 sqm
GU12 4 Aldershot £3,610 sqm £4,120 sqm £4,680 sqm

Will Ash house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for GU12 6 (Ash) compared with both the wider area GU12 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Ash,Ash
House price trends for Ash

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent GU12 6 sales
Recent trends for Ash

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Ash to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Ash and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Ash Street, Ash, GU12 6L 78 sqm £4,276 20
Fairview Road, Ash, GU12 6A 87 sqm £3,869 15
Kingfisher Walk, Ash, GU12 6R 57 sqm £4,752 13
York Road, Ash, GU12 6S 79 sqm £4,978 13
Ash Hill Road, Ash, GU12 6A 104 sqm £4,454 12
Ash Lodge Drive, Ash, GU12 6N 116 sqm £4,139 12
South Lane, Ash, GU12 6N 114 sqm £4,467 11
White Lane, Ash, GU12 6H 150 sqm £4,737 11

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New build activity

Street Avg size Avg £sqm New build sales
Bartrams Close, Ash, GU12 6F 91 sqm £4,124 12

Bartrams Close, Ash, GU12 6F has seen 12 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £376,546). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 91 sqm, with an average price of £4,124 sqm. This £sqm average is £-656 below the average for GU12 6. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium. In the case of Bartrams Close the premium seems not to exist. Without more info we can only speculate why this may be. Perhaps it may be greater density and smaller gardens, but this is just a guess.

Raw data

Our analysis of Ash is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
20, South Lane, Ash £405,000
Jul-2024
100 4,050
26, Britten Close, Ash £310,000
Jul-2024
64 4,843
11, Manor Farm Close, Ash £320,000
Jun-2024
56 5,714

See the entire list of all sales in Ash (GU12 6) here.

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