Farm Cottage is a detached house in Hambledon, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 342 m² (around 3681 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 342 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,677,000 sits 191.7% above the 2014 sale of £575,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 60.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Farm Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Erection of extensions and alterations (as amended by plans received on 09/11/2017).
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Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,681
Street avg £5,095
Floor Area
342 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Two storey
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for erection of two storey extension to include a garage and a single storey extension.
1 September 2014Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4HJ: £695,000 (2025–2008).
1 Bryony Cottages Malthouse Lane Hambledon Godalming
Sold May 2025
Malthouse Court Malthouse Lane Hambledon Godalming
Sold May 2023
Bryony Lodge Malthouse Lane Hambledon Godalming
Sold Jan 2021
2 Bryony Cottages Malthouse Lane Hambledon Godalming
Sold Mar 2008
Stone Cottage Malthouse Lane Hambledon Godalming
Sold Mar 2008

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
GU8 4LJ
Malthouse Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB