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East Drydown, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG

2 planning records

Estimated value

£1,180,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£1,050,000)+12%
  • Against GU5 9JG's recent median (£1,200,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: October 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,180,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£1,050,000)+12%
  • Against GU5 9JG's recent median (£1,200,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for East Drydown is modelled from its 152 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9JG. 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

    152 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2022

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in GU5 9JG

    5 sales, median £1,200,000 (2015–2007)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 October 2022Most recent

    £1,050,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9JG: £1,200,000 (2015–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for East Drydown, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG. 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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Overview

About East Drydown

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

East Drydown is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9JG). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,180,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£642/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £1,050,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

East Drydown sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 February 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against East Drydown, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at East Drydown, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG

2decisions1extensions23documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2020
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Ground floor single storey extension and first floor extension over existing flat roof and changes to fenestration.

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    20/P/00102
    Full record in report
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  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Hound House Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for East Drydown runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,908

Street avg £4,985

Strongly above

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 152 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Guildford report

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

0.9 km

Burrows Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Shere CofE Aided Infant SchoolPrimary1.6km
  • Peaslake Free SchoolPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

  • Burrows CrossBus stop903m
  • Burrows FarmBus stop1.0km
  • Lenten CloseBus stop1.2km
  • TalgaiBus stop1.2km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences165 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour68 reports15%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson47 reports11%
  • Other Theft37 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 9JG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU5 9JG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 9JG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for East Drydown is modelled from its 152 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9JG. 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. 1 sale is recorded for East Drydown. 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 East Drydown was lodged in February 2022 at band F and is valid until February 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to East Drydown. 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 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from GU5 9JG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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