Tillingbourne Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
About Tillingbourne Cottage
Tillingbourne Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,325,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£681/sq ft) was about 217.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,100,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Tillingbourne Cottage has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at Tillingbourne Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
- Jan 2003FullOutcome in report
Alterations to roof of detached garage to incorprate gymnasium and addition of spiral staircase to rear elevation.
- Reference
- 02/P/02398
- More recent applications — locked
- FullNov 2022Decision
- MixedApr 2022Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Tillingbourne Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£1,325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£1,100,000
+228.8%over 23 years6 January 1998
£334,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9HB: £735,000 (2025–2020).
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
£1,285,0004 Bank Terrace, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Sold Dec 2020
£735,000
Versus other Gomshall Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Tillingbourne Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,333
Street avg £5,596
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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







