Busbridge Copse Farm is a detached house in Hydestile, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,656,000 sits 16460% above the 2016 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4/sq ft) was about 99% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Busbridge Copse Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2023
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Latest sale on Busbridge Copse Farm was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£10,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Busbridge Copse Farm is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£42
Street avg £5,243
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of extensions and alterations to elevations and fenestration (as amplified by the bat report received 09/106/2022)
Erection of an outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuilding.
1 April 2016Most recent
£10,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4DH: £690,000 (2024–2010).
Birchwood Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Sept 2024
The Corner House Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Nov 2018
Warrens Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Nov 2018
Wood Cottage Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Aug 2011
Heatherbarn Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Nov 2010

CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
GU8 4LJ
Salt Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Busbridge Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB