Mistley Cottage, Sweetwater Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UP
About Mistley Cottage
Mistley Cottage is a detached house in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0UP). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£685/sq ft) was about 83.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,150,000 in July 2024.
Energy performance
Mistley Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Mistley Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at Mistley Cottage, Sweetwater Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UP
- Sept 2010ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- WA/2010/1150
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchDec 2025Decision
- OutbuildingNov 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Mistley Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2024Most recent
£1,150,000
+78.8%over 17 years28 February 2007
£643,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 0UP: £700,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in GU5 0UP
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£687,500Russet Cottage, Sweetwater Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UP
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£700,000Cherry Tree Cottage, Sweetwater Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UP
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£1,100,000Kellam, Sweetwater Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UP
Sold Jul 2024
£594,000
Versus other Sweetwater Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Mistley Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,372
Street avg £5,441
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







