Homelea Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £650,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2022
A a loft conversion application was refused at Homelea Cottage in 2023.
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Homelea Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 19 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 19 years.
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On floor area, Homelea Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,909
Street avg £6,593
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cricket Green — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Rear of property
Amendment to wa/2024/00935 for additional roof lights to rear elevation to create additional light and space and for demolition of existing single storey rear lean-to extension (as amended by plans received 19/09/2024)
Alterations to roof including roof lights for loft conversion.
14 December 2020Most recent
£650,000
+160.0%over 19 years30 August 2001
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4HD: £645,000 (2025–2016).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
GU8 4HJ
Closest school
2.0 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB