The Old Dairy is a four-bedroom detached house in Godalming (GU8 4AE). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 47), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £1,558,000 sits 96.6% above the 2004 sale of £792,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. At 229 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
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The Old Dairy's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The Old Dairy has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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The Old Dairy valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£792,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On years held, The Old Dairy stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,461
Street avg £21,024
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 330 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension.
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension.
17 September 2004Most recent
£792,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4AE: £1,950,000 (2022–2018).
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Sold Jan 2021
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Sold Oct 2018

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 14.9 t/year
GU8 4QR
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Busbridge Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB