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Driftway Cottage, Dorking Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NY

9 planning records

Estimated value

£1,080,000

  • Against GU5 9NY's recent median (£785,000)+38%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
183 m²
1973 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£1,080,000

  • Against GU5 9NY's recent median (£785,000)+38%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Driftway Cottage is modelled from its 183 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9NY. 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

    183 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2011

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in GU5 9NY

    5 sales, median £785,000 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 9 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.

Driftway Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9NY: £785,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Driftway Cottage, Dorking Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NY. 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 Driftway Cottage

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

Driftway Cottage is a detached house in Gomshall, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9NY). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1973 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

Driftway Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2021

Current Certificate
Aug 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 August 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Driftway Cottage, Dorking Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a basement excavation application was refused at Driftway Cottage in 2023.

9 applications on record at Driftway Cottage, Dorking Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NY

1 live now
8decisions4extensions60documents1nearby
  1. Jan 2006
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension and two storey rear extension. (Additional plans dated 15/12/05)

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    05/P/02411
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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On the street

Versus other Dorking Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Driftway Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 58 (D)

On par

Floor Area

183 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

37/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Gomshall Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.5 km

Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Shere CofE Aided Infant SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Peaslake Free SchoolPrimary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • Gomshall Rail StationRailway station119m
  • Gomshall Rail StationRailway station129m
  • Gomshall Railway StationBus stop231m
  • The CompassesBus stop438m

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 9NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU5 9NY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 9NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Comparables

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Method

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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 Driftway Cottage is modelled from its 183 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in GU5 9NY. 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. No sale is recorded for Driftway Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Driftway Cottage was lodged in August 2011 at band D and expired in August 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 9 applications are matched to Driftway Cottage. 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 9NY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Driftway Cottage is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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