Wood Cottage is a detached house in Hydestile, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £992,000 is 45.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 134 m² it sits well below the postcode median (239 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of extensions and alterations and provision of a new vehicular access (revision of wa/2004/0993).
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Wood Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£992,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 8 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 8 years.
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Floor Area for Wood Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,075
Street avg £3,566
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of extensions and alterations and the provision of a new vehicular access.
26 August 2011Most recent
£680,000
+97.1%over 7 years2 October 2003
£345,000
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
Busbridge Copse Farm Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Apr 2016
Heatherbarn Salt Lane Hydestile Godalming
Sold Nov 2010

CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
GU8 4NB
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