School Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB

School Cottage is a detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 sits 65.2% above the 2018 sale of £540,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £540,000.