Leybourne Cottage is a detached house in Hascombe, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,132,000 is 35.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 103.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (December 2016). 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Leybourne Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2025
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Latest sale on Leybourne Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 15 years.
£1,575,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
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
46.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of an entrance porch following demolition of existing porch.
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extensions and alterations.
15 December 2016Most recent
£1,575,000
+61.5%over 12 years19 November 2004
£975,000
+25.3%over 2 years18 April 2002
£778,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4JN: £565,000 (2016–2002).

GU8 4LJ
The Street — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB