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Where is Shere?

Shere is in the county of Surrey, in England. It sits in the constituency of Mole Valley and its latitude and longitude is: 51.219306 -0.464107.

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What is the property market like in Shere?

The property market in Shere has had a steady increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £895,058, which is down -3.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £510,254 (down -1.5% on last year) , a terraced house £419,798 (down -2.6% on last year) and a flat £276,151. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £1,214 per month.

Property prices in Shere are similar to the average property prices across Surrey and are much higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Shere, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Surrey region.

Property data is based on Guildford level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)

Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024

Regarding the health of the Surrey property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:

County	Avg Detached Price	Annual Change	Avg Semi-Detached Price	Annual Change
Northumberland	£341,537	+9.1%	£193,799	+9.1%
Oxfordshire	£681,167	+7.2%	£446,842	+8.5%
Warwickshire	£497,044	+5.4%	£296,606	+4.9%
Lancashire	£327,674	+5.0%	£202,231	+4.7%
Staffordshire	£368,206	+4.6%	£231,129	+5.4%
Buckinghamshire	£827,077	+4.6%	£460,901	+6.3%
Derbyshire	£337,829	+4.5%	£211,624	+3.9%
West Northamptonshire	£468,120	+4.2%	£282,342	+5.3%
East Riding of Yorkshire	£330,614	+4.2%	£211,375	+4.4%
Nottinghamshire	£339,334	+4.2%	£214,324	+4.5%
Leicestershire	£411,159	+3.8%	£258,580	+4.0%
Worcestershire	£449,059	+3.7%	£281,497	+4.8%
West Yorkshire	£351,674	+3.7%	£216,569	+4.4%
South Yorkshire	£291,325	+3.7%	£192,231	+4.7%
North Yorkshire	£413,652	+3.6%	£267,964	+4.5%
Greater Manchester	£405,945	+3.6%	£266,387	+3.8%
Shropshire	£395,032	+3.3%	£256,716	+5.5%
Gloucestershire	£525,561	+3.1%	£333,967	+3.5%
Herefordshire	£432,901	+2.8%	£285,029	+5.2%
West Sussex	£651,933	+2.8%	£426,962	+3.6%
Merseyside	£340,799	+2.6%	£220,544	+2.5%
Cambridgeshire	£468,546	+2.2%	£329,883	+4.2%
Hertfordshire	£909,469	+2.0%	£535,434	+2.5%
Devon	£483,813	+1.7%	£334,482	+4.3%
Essex	£566,401	+1.4%	£375,725	+2.5%
West Midlands	£407,451	+1.2%	£251,243	+2.2%
North Northamptonshire	£411,956	+1.2%	£254,927	+2.6%
Somerset	£440,632	+0.9%	£290,138	+3.0%
Suffolk	£432,182	+0.6%	£274,497	+0.9%
Wiltshire	£494,939	+0.6%	£322,678	+2.7%
Kent	£582,570	+0.3%	£371,997	+1.2%
Dorset	£512,149	+0.2%	£345,395	+2.6%
Hampshire	£605,590	+0.2%	£380,521	+1.3%
Norfolk	£385,381	0.0%	£261,753	+2.2%
East Sussex	£567,509	-0.2%	£375,770	+1.6%
London	£1,032,371	-0.7%	£680,157	+2.6%
Surrey	£916,153	-0.8%	£535,732	+1.0%
Cornwall	£432,953	-1.1%	£293,238	+1.3%
Lincolnshire	£294,743	-1.3%	£201,941	+1.1%
Isle of Wight	£412,903	-3.6%	£289,954	-1.5%
Rutland	£496,567	-5.6%	£313,758	-3.6%

Recent property transactions in the area

Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Shere, or click here to browse the longer list of Shere property transactions from 2023.

Address	Details
ROSEWOOD COTTAGE, Hound House Road, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9JH	Detached - Sold for £1,850,000 in April 2023
LITTLE ACRE, Shere Road, Guildford, Surrey , GU4 8SG	Detached - Sold for £1,800,000 in February 2023
TRENCHMORE, Shere Lane, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9HS	Semi-Detached - Sold for £1,700,000 in September 2023
THE LODGE, Shere Road, Leatherhead, Surrey , KT24 6EP	Detached - Sold for £1,495,000 in August 2023
GALLANDES, Shere Lane, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9HS	Detached - Sold for £950,000 in February 2023
17, Shere Avenue, Sutton, Surrey , SM2 7JX	Detached - Sold for £925,000 in July 2023
4, The Hop Gardens, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9HS	Semi-Detached - Sold for £850,000 in August 2023
DRYDOWN COTTAGE, Hook Lane, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9QJ	Semi-Detached - Sold for £790,000 in April 2023
NETLEY MILL, Gomshall Lane, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9JT	Terraced - Sold for £680,000 in September 2023
EFFORD, Willow Walk, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9HY	Flat - Sold for £460,000 in August 2023
SIMMONS COURT, Middle Street, Guildford, Surrey , GU5 9HF	Flat - Sold for £450,000 in October 2023

Which schools are near Shere?

Shere has a couple of schools nearby, including Peaslake Free School (Academy) which is a primary school based in Colmans Hill, Guildford.

Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.

School	Type	Latest Rating	Parent View Reviews (if available)	Ofsted Report (if available)	Address
Shere CofE Aided Infant School Save school	Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed	2: Good (11/25/2010)		Ofsted Report Link	Guildford
Peaslake Free School Save school	Primary Free schools - Mixed	3: Requires Improvement (9/29/2022)	33 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy	Ofsted Report Link	Guildford

School	Type
Shere CofE Aided Infant School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/25/2010)
Peaslake Free School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (9/29/2022) 33 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy

Parent view data is as at 02 January 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. State school information including Ofsted ratings is as at 28 February 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. Independent school information is as at 22 August 2022 and source of data is Gov.uk.

What are the commuting options from Shere?

Shere has a number of nearby stations. London can be accessed via trains to Vauxhall (from Clandon) in 58 min(s) or trains to London Bridge (from Gomshall) in 60 min(s).

Station	Distance from Shere	Commute options
Gomshall A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year.	Nearby	- East Croydon (1 change(s) - 45 mins - Thameslink - £404 monthly fare) View details - Reading (57 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 60 mins - Thameslink - £404 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 63 mins - South Western Railway - £404 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 65 mins - Southern - £404 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 72 mins - Southern) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 76 mins - Thameslink - £404 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 79 mins - South Western Railway - £404 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Great Western Railway - £404 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 150 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 165 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 174 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 259 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 308 mins - CrossCountry) View details
Chilworth A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year.	3 miles	- East Croydon (1 change(s) - 53 mins - Thameslink - £404 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 62 mins - South Western Railway - £404 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 68 mins - Thameslink - £404 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 70 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Southern - £404 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 78 mins - South Western Railway - £404 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 83 mins - Southern) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 84 mins - Thameslink - £404 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 162 mins - Thameslink) View details
Clandon A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year.	4 miles	- Vauxhall (59 mins - South Western Railway - £331 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (65 mins - South Western Railway - £331 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 70 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 80 mins - Southern - £331 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 85 mins - Southern - £331 monthly fare) View details
Horsley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year.	6 miles	- Vauxhall (54 mins - South Western Railway - £304 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (60 mins - South Western Railway - £304 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 75 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 75 mins - Southern - £304 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 80 mins - Southern - £304 monthly fare) View details
Effingham Junction A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year.	7 miles	- London Waterloo (43 mins - South Western Railway - £292 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (50 mins - South Western Railway - £292 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 71 mins - Southern - £292 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 76 mins - Southern - £292 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 78 mins - Great Western Railway) View details
Woking A busy station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year.	10 miles	- London Waterloo (35 mins - South Western Railway - £331 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (57 mins - South Western Railway - £331 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 49 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 129 mins - Southern) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 150 mins - CrossCountry) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 172 mins - Southern - £331 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 192 mins - Southern - £331 monthly fare) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 200 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 245 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 264 mins - Great Western Railway - £331 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 296 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 486 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 675 mins - CrossCountry) View details

What is the ethnicity breakdown of the population?

The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Guildford) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

Ethnicity	% of Guildford residents	Benchmark: % of England & Wales residents
White	86.9%	81.7%
Asian	6.7%	9.3%
Mixed	3.1%	2.9%
Other	1.9%	2.1%
Black	1.5%	4.0%

What is the socio-economic status Shere?

The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Mole Valley consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Type of occupation	% of residents (over 16 years old)	Rank within England & Wales
Intermediate occupations	12.0%
Small employers and own account workers	14.3%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	21.2%	35 out of 573
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	24.3%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	4.0%
Semi-routine occupations	7.9%
Routine occupations	6.0%
Never worked / long-term unemployed	5.0%	536 out of 573
Full-time students	5.2%

How fast is the broadband in Shere?

Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Surrey is fast (72mbps). Shere is slower than this, with average download speeds of 61.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Mole Valley level, via data.parliament.uk, here.

Average speed	61.5 mbps
% households with superfast broadband access	93.9%
% households unable to access decent broadband	0.5%

Source: data.parliament.uk

What are the crime levels in the Shere area?

Crime stats were found at the Guildford level:

Type	Guildford	UK
Total Crimes (per thousand people)	63	93
Burglaries (per thousand people)	2	5
Public Order Offences (per thousand people)	8	10
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people)	1	1
Violence Against People (per thousand people)	23	36

Source: ONS. Data covers year ending September 2022.

Is there a flooding risk near Shere?

We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Shere.

Flood warnings

There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.

Flood areas

The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.

Area	Cause	Description
Thames	Tilling Bourbe, Law Brook	Tillingbourne including Chilworth and Shalford

Handpicked nearby locations we recommend and how Shere compares

Name	Property market	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby	Socio Economic
Shere, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 2 Secondary:	21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed
Weybridge, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 7 Secondary: 4	18.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed
Oxshott, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Esher, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Thames Ditton, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 11 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Claygate, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 8 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Cobham, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 6 Secondary: 4	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 2	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Oxted, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £553,765 Detached: £932,710	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 4	18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed
Woking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 13 Secondary: 7	21.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed
Horsell, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 11 Secondary: 4	21.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed
Dorking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £540,536 Detached: £923,917	51	Primary: 5 Secondary: 2	21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed
Worplesdon, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 6 Secondary:	19.5% residents in higher managerial positions 4.5% residents long-term unemployed
Guildford, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 12 Secondary: 8	21.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed
Banstead, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 9 Secondary: 1	20.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Redhill, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 10 Secondary: 6	20.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed

Name	Property	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby
Shere, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 2 Secondary:
Weybridge, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 7 Secondary: 4
Oxshott, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 3
Esher, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 3
Thames Ditton, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 11 Secondary: 3
Claygate, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 8 Secondary: 3
Cobham, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 6 Secondary: 4
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 2
Oxted, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £553,765 Detached: £932,710	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 4
Woking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 13 Secondary: 7
Horsell, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 11 Secondary: 4
Dorking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £540,536 Detached: £923,917	51	Primary: 5 Secondary: 2
Worplesdon, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 6 Secondary:
Guildford, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 12 Secondary: 8
Banstead, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 9 Secondary: 1
Redhill, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 10 Secondary: 6

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	Property market	£510,254 for a semi-detached property
	Airport access	Closest airport is London Gatwick (10.9 miles)
	Broadband	61.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK)
	Ethnic diversity	White: 86.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 13.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales)
	Socio-economic status	Ranked 35 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 536 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Mole Valley level)
	Community	Median age is 37.4 \| Population of 3,630 \| Happiness is Below Average for Surrey, Average for UK
	Crime	2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Guildford)
	Commute (approx)	- East Croydon (45 mins) - Wimbledon (52 mins) - Reading (57 mins) - Vauxhall (58 mins) - London Bridge (60 mins) - London Waterloo (63 mins) - Victoria (65 mins) - Brighton (72 mins) - London St Pancras (76 mins)... (view more here)
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	£510,254 for a semi-detached property
	Closest airport is London Gatwick (10.9 miles)
	61.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK)
	Median age is 37.4 \| 3,630 \| Happiness is Below Average for Surrey, Average for UK
	Ranked 35 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 536 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Mole Valley level)
	2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Guildford)
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