Winscombe is a detached house in Godalming (GU8 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £836,000 sits 87.4% above the 2003 sale of £446,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 46.3% below the postcode norm. At 153 m² it sits well below the postcode median (224 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Winscombe'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2023
Amendment to wa/2015/0097 to provide alterations to elevations.
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£836,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£446,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for Winscombe lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,915
Street avg £8,044
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 317 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 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
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension and alterations including alterations to existing garage to provide habitable accommodation.
15 December 2003Most recent
£446,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4AB: £1,637,000 (2024–2017).
Hastead House Hascombe Road Godalming
Sold Oct 2024
Munstead Court Hascombe Road Godalming
Sold Jul 2022
Stilemans West Lodge Hascombe Road Godalming
Sold Dec 2020
Stilemans House Hascombe Road Godalming
Sold Jun 2019
Treetops Hascombe Road Godalming
Sold Jun 2017

CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 15.9 t/year
GU8 4NB
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