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

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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 it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 7 EPCs). 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 £1,200,000 is 14.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£642/sq ft) was about 61.1% 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.

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
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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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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
  2. More recent applications — locked
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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£1,200,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£1,050,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

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).

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 £4,835

Strongly above

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 154 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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about East Drydown

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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
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.

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.

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about East Drydown, Hound House Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.