Highfields, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
About Highfields
Highfields is a five-bedroom detached house in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (166 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £2,217,000 sits 77.4% above the 2014 sale of £1,250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Highfields ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at Highfields, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
- Mar 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Enlarge entrance porch to front elevation, raise and re-construct roof to improve accommodation at first floor level incorporating new dormer windows to front and rear elevations.
Extension- Reference
- 05/P/00191
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMar 2007Decision
- PorchSept 2006Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Highfields was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2014Most recent
£1,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9QQ: £695,000 (2020–1998).
Nearby sales in GU5 9QQ
Lea Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Sold Dec 2020
£1,230,000Wychanger Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Sold Jul 2019
£695,000Stable Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Sold Aug 2017
£890,000Vachery Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Sold Mar 2010
£400,0001 Burrows Lea Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Sold Apr 1996
£175,000
Versus other Hook Lane homes
EPC Rating for Highfields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,342
Street avg £4,025
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 232 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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
0.3 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







