Upper Garth, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JF

Upper Garth is a semi-detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9JF). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 723 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £797,000 sits 73.3% above the 2010 sale of £460,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£637/sq ft) was about 39.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).