White Cottage is a detached house in Godalming (GU8 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1908 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £964,000 sits 68.2% above the 2003 sale of £573,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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White 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2018
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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£964,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£573,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Price per m² for White Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,232
Street avg £6,474
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Amendment to wa/2018/2205 for removal of wall and changes to elevations.
Erection of extensions and alterations following demolition of existing extensions (revision of wa/2018/1023).
28 November 2003Most recent
£573,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4AZ: £1,020,000 (2025–1999).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
GU8 4NB
Clock Barn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Busbridge Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB