The Lavender Barn, Lower Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HT
About The Lavender Barn
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
The Lavender Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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
- Sept 2022Tree WorksTreesOutcome 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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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£951,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£875,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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
Versus other Lower Street homes
On epc rating, The Lavender Barn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







