Mervil Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4HG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 is 14.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £522,500 in June 2025. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Mervil Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Mervil Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 19 years.
£522,500
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 19 years.
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On years held, Mervil Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,871
Street avg £6,815
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
27 June 2025Most recent
£522,500
+2.0%over 13 years31 August 2011
£512,500
+19.2%over 5 years30 June 2006
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4HG: £800,000 (2023–2001).

CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
GU8 4TG
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