Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Elm Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
1 planning record
Estimated value
£679,000
- Against GU5 9JE's recent median (£575,000)+18%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£679,000
- Against GU5 9JE's recent median (£575,000)+18%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Elm Cottage is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9JE. 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
90 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2017
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in GU5 9JE
5 sales, median £575,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Elm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9JE: £575,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in GU5 9JE
The Little House, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Sold Jun 2025
£675,000Hillcrest, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Sold Sept 2022
£500,000June Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Sold Aug 2022
£519,300Denmarke, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Sold Feb 2018
£1,295,000Denton, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Sold May 2016
£715,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Elm Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Elm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Elm Cottage is a detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Elm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 February 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Elm Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Elm Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at Elm Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
1decisions4documents1nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Crown reduce Sycamore T1 to 25 ft (7.62 m) in height, 14 ft (4.26 m) spread (Shere Conservation Area)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/T/00180
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Versus other Upper Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Elm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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.
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
Upper Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Shere CofE Aided Infant SchoolPrimary313m
Nearest stops
- Upper LodgeBus stop235m
- Village HallBus stop262m
- Medical CentreBus stop552m
- Silent PoolBus stop1.0km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences165 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour68 reports15%
- Criminal Damage & Arson47 reports11%
- Other Theft37 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 9JE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Elm Cottage is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9JE. 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. No sale is recorded for Elm Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Elm Cottage was lodged in February 2017 at band E and is valid until February 2027. 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 Elm Cottage. 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 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU5 9JE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Elm Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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