Matthews Place is a detached house in Hascombe, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4JF). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1392 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Matthews Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Oct 2019
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Matthews Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£919,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
On floor area, Matthews Place stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 12.0 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Alterations to existing garage with partial demolition to provide a home office.
Listed building consent for alterations to existing garage with partial demolition.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4JF: £350,000 (2021–2011).
3 School House Church Road Hascombe Godalming
Sold Mar 2021
Woodyard Church Road Hascombe Godalming
Sold Sept 2019
1 School House Church Road Hascombe Godalming
Sold Nov 2016
Lower House Church Road Hascombe Godalming
Sold May 2007
5 School House Church Road Hascombe Godalming
Sold Jan 2004

Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
GU8 4LJ
Fountain — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB