1 New Cottage is a semi-detached house in Loxhill, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (196 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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1 New Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
1 New Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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13applications of note in the surrounding area
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1 New Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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1 New Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 204 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

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 efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4BE: £565,000 (2024–1996).

Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
GU8 4LH
Godalming Road — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB