Farways is a five-bedroom detached house in Godalming (GU8 4AG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 2-band jump.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,849,000 is 32% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,971/sq ft) was about 324.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Farways ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Farways valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,849,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,400,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², Farways stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£21,216
Street avg £6,878
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Erection of extensions and alterations following demolition of existing extensions (as amplified by additional information and plans received 02/10/2015).
11 July 2014Most recent
£1,400,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4AG: £750,000 (2023–2018).
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Sold Nov 2018

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
GU8 4RD
Winkworth Arboretum — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Busbridge Infant School. 4 schools nearby.
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