What type of property is Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ?

Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ?

Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ last sold for £560,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £312,750 in May 2003, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2003 and February 2021, Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ rose from £312,750 to £560,000, a change of £247,250. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ have?

The current EPC rating for Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ?

Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GU5 0UZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ heated?

The latest EPC at Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ located?

Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ sits in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford. It falls within the GU5 postcode district in Surrey.

How safe is the area around Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ?

Police records around Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ show an average of 37 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ?

The closest primary school to Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ is Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School (704m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ?

The closest bus stop to Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, GU5 0UZ is Nursery Hill, 601m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£682,000

Since the 2021 sale (£560,000)+22%
Against GU5 0UZ's recent median (£785,000)-13%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£682,000

Against its 2021 sale (£560,000)+22%
Against GU5 0UZ's recent median (£785,000)-13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Avening Cottage is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 0UZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
99 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in GU5 0UZ
5 sales, median £785,000 (2025–2014)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	1 application	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

19 February 2021Most recent
£560,000
+79.1%over 17 years
1 May 2003
£312,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 0UZ: £785,000 (2025–2014).

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Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About Avening Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Avening Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold February 2021 for £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenRear
Summer houseYes
Corner plotYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Sept 2019

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 September 2029

2 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ

1decisions1extensions17documents6nearby

Dec 2009
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
WA/2009/1548
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On the street

Versus other Lords Hill Common homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Avening Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,657

Street avg £4,337

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Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.

Full Guildford report

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

0.6 km

Nursery Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary SchoolPrimary704m
Bramley CofE Infant School and NurseryPrimary1.6km

Nearest stops

Nursery HillBus stop601m
Red LionBus stop663m
Wonersh and Shamley Green SchoolBus stop698m
Lords Hill TurningBus stop860m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences165 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour68 reports15%
Criminal Damage & Arson47 reports11%
Other Theft37 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 0UZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 0UZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Cypress Cottages, Stroud Common, Shamley Green

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1 Earlsfield, Stonards Brow, Shamley Green

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3 bed1 bath

£737k

1 Derryswood House, Cranleigh Road, Wonersh

GU5 0QZ

3 bed

£543k

1 Barnett Lane, Wonersh

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3 bed

£895k

1 Bronlei Woods, Birtley Road, Bramley

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£915k

1 Combe Farm Cottages, Thorncombe Street, Bramley

GU5 0NH

3 bed

£1.1m

1 Dawson Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green

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£711k

1 Barnett Villas, Barnett Lane, Wonersh

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Avening Cottage is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 0UZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Avening Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Avening Cottage was lodged in September 2019 at band D and is valid until September 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Avening Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU5 0UZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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Level 3 Building Survey

1 Cypress Cottages, Stroud Common, Shamley Green

1 Earlsfield, Stonards Brow, Shamley Green

1 Derryswood House, Cranleigh Road, Wonersh

1 Barnett Lane, Wonersh

1 Bronlei Woods, Birtley Road, Bramley

1 Combe Farm Cottages, Thorncombe Street, Bramley

1 Dawson Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green

1 Barnett Villas, Barnett Lane, Wonersh

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