Shentons Cottage is a detached house in Loxhill, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
At 118 m² it sits well below the postcode median (213 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Use of land as additional residential curtilage for the erection of a retaining wall together with the erection of an extension (revision of wa02/2267).
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Shentons Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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Floor Area for Shentons Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 292 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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
1.2 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Change of use of land to additional residential curtilage for the erection of an extension to provide an annexe.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4BD: £2,000,000 (2025–2020).
Mare Pond Copse Markwick Lane Loxhill Godalming
Sold Jul 2025
Mare Pond Farm Markwick Lane Loxhill Godalming
Sold Dec 2022
Burgate Lodge Markwick Lane Loxhill Godalming
Sold Sept 2020
Lower Burgate Markwick Lane Loxhill Godalming
Sold Aug 2020
Handon Cottage Markwick Lane Loxhill Godalming
Sold May 2020

Street avg 15.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
GU8 4RD
Fountain — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB