Forge Cottage, The Common, Dunsfold, Godalming, GU8 4LE
1 planning record
About Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a detached house in Dunsfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4LE). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,087,000 sits 61% above the 2013 sale of £675,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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.
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, The Common, Dunsfold, Godalming, GU8 4LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a garden room.
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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.
Forge Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,087,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2013)
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other The Common homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Forge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £4,634
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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 4LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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