1 Pound Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hascombe, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £940,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Pound Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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1 Pound Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2004.
£866,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£940,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
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1 Pound Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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
45.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of an extension together with a detached garage/store.
Listed building consent for the erection of an extension and alterations.
8 November 2022Most recent
£940,000
+52.8%over 9 years6 September 2013
£615,000
+78.8%over 8 years21 July 2005
£344,000
+17.6%over 1 year2 April 2004
£292,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4JA: £465,000 (2013–2003).
Hascombe House The Street Hascombe Godalming
Sold Oct 2013
2 Pound Cottages The Street Hascombe Godalming
Sold Apr 2013
4 Pound Cottages The Street Hascombe Godalming
Sold Jan 2007
Brook House The Street Hascombe Godalming
Sold Jul 2005
The Old Post Office The Street Hascombe Godalming
Sold Jun 2003

Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
GU8 4RY
White Horse — bus stop.
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