Burrows Hill, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
About Burrows Hill
Burrows Hill is a detached house in Gomshall, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9QE). It has a recorded floor area of 453 m² (around 4876 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 453 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £4,263,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£795/sq ft) was about 133.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £3,875,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Burrows Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Burrows Hill, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
- Feb 2003RenovationFullOutcome in report
Alterations & insertion of new windows & modify balcony parapet on front elevation.
- Reference
- 03/P/00176
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJun 2023Decision
- DemolitionAug 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Burrows Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£4,263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 21 years.
£3,875,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2021Most recent
£3,875,000
+72.2%over 17 years31 October 2003
£2,250,000
+37.9%over 4 years14 September 1999
£1,631,125
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9QE: £1,750,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in GU5 9QE
Cherry Hill, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Sold Jun 2023
£2,250,000Whispering Oaks, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Sold Apr 2023
£1,750,000Somersbury House, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Sold Oct 2022
£3,250,000Kings Court, Unit 4b, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Sold Sept 2022
£567,000Cobwebs, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Sold Apr 2020
£670,000
Versus other Burrows Lane homes
On price per m², Burrows Hill stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,554
Street avg £4,036
Floor Area
453 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
16 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.1 km
Burrows Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







