The Garden House is a semi-detached house in Hydestile, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £1,707,000 sits 75.1% above the 2006 sale of £975,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£625/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 20 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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The Garden House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
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The Garden House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,707,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£975,000
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
On years held, The Garden House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,724
Street avg £5,683
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 160 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
43.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling.
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of extensions.
2 August 2006Most recent
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4DE: £675,000 (2025–2016).
Hydestile House Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Mar 2025
Holm Brae Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Oct 2024
Hydestile Paddock Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Aug 2019
Joinery Cottage Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Jun 2018
Hunt Cottage Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming
Sold Oct 2016

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
GU8 4LJ
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