Ivy Cottage, Middle Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HF

Ivy Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HF). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£644/sq ft) was about 44.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £825,000.