Hemingway House is a detached house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4DT). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,269,000 sits 81.3% above the 2012 sale of £700,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in June 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Hemingway House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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EPC Rating for Hemingway House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 33 (F)
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Erection of a two storey extension following partial demolition of unlisted building in a conservation area (revision of wa/2015/1969).
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Permission is sought for the errection of a two storey extension following partial demolition of an existing extension together with the erectionof a single storey element along with the enlargement of the existing terrace area.
1 June 2012Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4DT: £775,000 (2023–2003).

Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
GU8 4LJ
Hambledon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB