1 Knowles Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 28.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Knowles Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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1 Knowles Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2020.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.9% per year over 3 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 28.9% per year over 3 years.
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What we flagged
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cricket Green — bus stop.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of extensions (as amended by plans received 06.07.2020)
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m for which the height would be 3.7M and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.25M.
25 November 2022Most recent
£650,000
+100.0%over 2 years4 March 2020
£325,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU8 4EZ: £310,000 (2018–2001).

GU8 4HJ
Closest school
1.8 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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