2 Double Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Loxhill, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £640,000 in March 2023.
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2 Double Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
2 Double Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
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2 Double Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 8 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 8 years.
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Price per m² for 2 Double Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,273
Street avg £4,728
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for erection of a single storey extension.
20 March 2023Most recent
£640,000
+1.6%over 1 year6 April 2021
£630,000
+37.0%over 6 years1 April 2015
£460,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU8 4BH: £660,000 (2024–2023).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
GU8 4JG
Godalming Road — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB