The Laurels, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a semi-detached house in Gomshall, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9LL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £765,000 sits 106.8% above the 2006 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 37.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Laurels has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at The Laurels, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
- Dec 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Reference
- 05/P/01739
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2007Decision
- ExtensionMar 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Laurels has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£765,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 12 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2006Most recent
£370,000
+69.7%over 5 years3 November 2000
£218,000
+71.0%over 4 years8 March 1996
£127,500
+72.3%over 1 year8 January 1995
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9LL: £735,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in GU5 9LL
Oak Cottage, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
Sold May 2022
£735,000Southview, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
Sold Feb 2019
£625,0001 Tower Hill Villa, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
Sold Apr 2017
£657,000Westlands, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
Sold Feb 2017
£775,000Paulzan, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LL
Sold Sept 2015
£785,000
Versus other Goose Green homes
Price per m² for The Laurels lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,913
Street avg £4,903
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tower Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







