Lavender House, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
About Lavender House
Lavender House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HS). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2018. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, a porch and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,420,000 is 13.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £1,250,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Lavender House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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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
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
7 applications on record at Lavender House, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
- May 2016SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of dwelling into two dwellings. Internal re-configuration, new windows and doors to front elevation, new rooflights front roof slope, removal of ground floor rear projection and balcony, replacement rooflight to rear roofslope and timber boarding to exterior.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/P/00619
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2020Decision
- ExtensionNov 2019Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.6% per year over 3 years.
£1,250,500
Growth on file: 26.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2021Most recent
£1,250,500
+85.3%over 2 years13 March 2019
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9HS: £850,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in GU5 9HS
Trenchmore, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
Sold Sept 2023
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Sold Aug 2023
£850,000Yew Trees, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
Sold Jul 2023
£780,000Gallandes, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
Sold Feb 2023
£950,0001 Percy Villas, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
Sold Apr 2022
£835,000
Versus other Shere Lane homes
Floor Area for Lavender House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,633
Street avg £6,053
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







