What type of property is The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT?

The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT last change hands?

The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT last sold for £875,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT have?

The current EPC rating for The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT?

The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GU5 9HT. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT heated?

The latest EPC at The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT located?

The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT sits in Shere, Guildford, Guildford. It falls within the GU5 postcode district in Surrey.

What is crime like near The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT?

Police records around The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT show an average of 37 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT?

The closest primary school to The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT is Shere CofE Aided Infant School (200m).

What transport links are near The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT?

The closest bus stop to The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, GU5 9HT is Village Hall, 173m away. The nearest rail option is Gomshall Rail Station, 1.6km away.

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The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT

1 planning record

Estimated value

£885,000

Since the 2022 sale (£875,000)+1%
Against GU5 9HT's recent median (£220,000)+302%

Newest record on this page: September 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£885,000

Against its 2022 sale (£875,000)+1%
Against GU5 9HT's recent median (£220,000)+302%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Lavender Barn is modelled from its 137 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
137 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2018
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in GU5 9HT
3 sales, median £220,000 (2021–1995)

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Planning	1 application	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

29 June 2022Most recent
£875,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in GU5 9HT: £220,000 (2021–1995).

Nearby sales in GU5 9HT

The Old Forge, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT
Sold Jun 2021
£935,000

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About The Lavender Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Lavender Barn is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9HT). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 137 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, 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 (£593/sq ft) was about 303.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £875,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Lavender Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate

Mar 2018

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 March 2028

1 year remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Lavender Barn sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

1 application on record at The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT

1decisions5documents1nearby

Flagged:Conservation area

Sept 2022
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
Fell one crab apple tree in our small back courtyard/garden (Shere Conservation Area).
Conservation Area
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
22/T/00204
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On the street

Versus other Lower Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Lavender Barn stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

71 (C)

Street avg 56 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.

Full Guildford report

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

0.2 km

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

Shere CofE Aided Infant SchoolPrimary200m

Nearest stops

Village HallBus stop173m
Upper LodgeBus stop400m
Medical CentreBus stop439m
HeathrowBus stop979m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences165 reports37%
Anti-social Behaviour68 reports15%
Criminal Damage & Arson47 reports11%
Other Theft37 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 9HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 9HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Bank Terrace, Gomshall Lane, Shere

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for The Lavender Barn is modelled from its 137 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9HT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Lavender Barn. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Lavender Barn was lodged in March 2018 at band C and is valid until March 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Lavender Barn. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU5 9HT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT

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Nearest stops

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Level 3 Building Survey

1 Albury House, The Street, Albury

1 Forrest Place, Shere

1 Heathrow, Gomshall

1 Bank Terrace, Gomshall Lane, Shere

1 Dorking Road, Gomshall

1 High Hoe Cottages, Hoe Lane, Peaslake

1 Colekitchen Lane, Gomshall

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