Munstead Cottage is a detached house in Godalming (GU8 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 352 m² (around 3789 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £3,230,000 is 40.4% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£607/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 352 m² the property is well over the postcode median (195 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Munstead Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2024
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£3,230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 14 years.
£2,300,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 14 years.
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Munstead Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,534
Street avg £7,742
Floor Area
352 m²
Street avg 303 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Application for a certificate of lawfulness under section 191 for the use of land for the stationing of a mobile home as self contained and independent living accommodation.
Amendment to wa/2010/0610 to provide for changes to windows.
7 August 2009Most recent
£2,300,000
-13.2%over 4 years23 August 2004
£2,650,000
+202.9%over 9 years30 June 1995
£875,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4AB: £1,637,000 (2024–2017).
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Sold Jun 2019
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Sold Jun 2017

Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 15.7 t/year
GU8 4LJ
Hascombe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Busbridge Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB