Mervil Cottage, Malthouse Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, GU8 4HG
3 sales on record
About Mervil Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Mervil Cottage, Malthouse Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, GU8 4HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Mervil Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
13applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
Mervil Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2025)
£522,500
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Malthouse Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 4HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 30 points of interest in total.
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