Hope Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, GU8 4HD
3 planning records
About Hope Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hope Cottage is a detached house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,176,000 is 11.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £1,055,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hope Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hope Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, GU8 4HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2025DemolitionFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hope Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2024)
£1,055,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Lane End homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Hope Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,720
Street avg £6,322
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Godalming district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 4HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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