Waitlands, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
About Waitlands
Waitlands is a semi-detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in February 2023 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Waitlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Waitlands has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at Waitlands, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
- Jul 2016RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building Consent for replacement/refurbishment/repair of windows and rooflights, two new security lights and a doorbell.
Listed- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/P/01201
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Waitlands has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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
Versus other Upper Street homes
Waitlands is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Upper Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB