Old Telephone Exchange, Flat 2, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
About Old Telephone Exchange
Old Telephone Exchange is a detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Old Telephone Exchange (41–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 65). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Old Telephone Exchange's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
External or internal wall insulation added
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Old Telephone Exchange, Flat 2, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
- Nov 2014RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replace existing windows from white painted timber, single glazed sliding sash and casement windows to white painted timber, slim line double glazed sliding sash and casement windows.
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/P/01800
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentNov 2019Decision
- FullSept 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Old Telephone Exchange has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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 9HB: £1,100,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in GU5 9HB
1 Bank Terrace, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Sold Feb 2025
£620,000Riverside House, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Sold Mar 2024
£2,282,443The New House, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Sold Jan 2024
£175,000The Red Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Sold Sept 2021
£1,285,000Tillingbourne Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Sold Jun 2021
£1,100,000
Versus other Gomshall Lane homes
EPC Rating for Old Telephone Exchange runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB