Mervil Bottom is a semi-detached house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£637/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £905,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Mervil Bottom valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£984,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£905,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Mervil Bottom outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,856
Street avg £6,486
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
44.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Retention of building to provide curate's study and parish office following the demolition of the existing outbuilding (as amplified by letter dated 07/06/01).
12 September 2023Most recent
£905,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4HG: £720,000 (2025–2011).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
GU8 4NB
Malthouse Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB