Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Red Lion Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0UB). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 February 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
5 Red Lion Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
5 Red Lion Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 0UB: £575,000 (2025–2016).
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Sold May 2025
3 Red Lion Cottages, The Green, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UB
Sold May 2023
Trefusis, The Green, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UB
Sold May 2022
1 Red Lion Cottages, The Green, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UB
Sold Oct 2021
2 Red Lion Cottages, The Green, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UB
Sold Sept 2016
Floor Area for 5 Red Lion Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 191 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
37/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB