3 Farmside Cottages, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG
About 3 Farmside Cottages
3 Farmside Cottages is a semi-detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9JG). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 sits 88.7% above the 2013 sale of £460,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in January 2013. At 122 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Farmside Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2013Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9JG: £1,200,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in GU5 9JG
East Drydown, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG
Sold Oct 2022
£1,050,000Tanglewood, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG
Sold Dec 2015
£1,230,000Little Gaynes, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG
Sold May 2014
£1,200,000Little Cotterell, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG
Sold Sept 2007
£640,000
Versus other Hound House Road homes
On price per m², 3 Farmside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,770
Street avg £5,881
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
0.9 km
Burrows Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 2 schools 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
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB