Inwood Cottage is a detached house in Busbridge, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015). Today's modelled estimate of £1,090,000 is 49.3% above the 2015 sale price.
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Inwood Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2024
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Inwood Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,090,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£730,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, Inwood Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 28 (F)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 228 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 15.2 t/year
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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for erection of a single storey extension.
Erection of extensions and alterations following demolition of extensions (revision of wa/2015/0439) (as amended by plan received 25/11/2015).
6 February 2015Most recent
£730,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4AY: £2,900,000 (2024–2004).
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Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
GU8 4NB
Clock Barn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Busbridge Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB