Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ
Estimated value
£1,020,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£685,000)+49%
- Against GU5 0UZ's recent median (£785,000)+30%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
142 m²
1530 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,020,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£685,000)+49%
- Against GU5 0UZ's recent median (£785,000)+30%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Old Cottage is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
142 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2009
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in GU5 0UZ
5 sales, median £785,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
18 March 2010Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 0UZ: £785,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in GU5 0UZ
The Brambles, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ
Sold Aug 2025
£835,000Lords Hill House, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ
Sold Mar 2023
£1,320,000Avening Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ
Sold Feb 2021
£560,000April Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ
Sold Dec 2019
£785,000Dursley, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ
Sold May 2018
£608,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Old Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Cottage is a detached house in Shamley Green, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 0UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 142 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,020,000 is 48.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2019
Current Certificate
Aug 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 August 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Cottage, Lords Hill Common, Shamley Green, Guildford, GU5 0UZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Old Cottage has no planning applications on record.
6
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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 epc rating, Old Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,821
Street avg £4,402
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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.
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%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Old Cottage is modelled from its 142 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for Old 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 Old Cottage was lodged in August 2009 at band F and expired in August 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Old 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.
- Council tax band
- Old Cottage is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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