Hunt Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hydestile, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 is 36.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£463/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in October 2016. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£478,500
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
On floor area, Hunt Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,984
Street avg £6,031
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
43.9dB

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
Alterations to elevations.
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension and alterations including dormer window following demolition of existing single storey side extension (revision of wa/2017/0899).
6 October 2016Most recent
£478,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4DE: £975,000 (2025–2006).
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Aug 2019
Joinery Cottage Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Jun 2018
The Garden House Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Aug 2006

CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
GU8 4PB
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Godalming College. 9 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB