School House, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
About School House
School House is a detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 821 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
School House 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 October 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
School House sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at School House, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
- Apr 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Ash (T1) at the school house - fell to near ground level (Shere Conservation Area).
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/T/00058
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Sales history & valuation
School House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£535,000
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 School House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
37/mo
Falling 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







