Long House Cottage is a detached house in Dunsfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4LE). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 51), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £827,000 is 21.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.
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Long House Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2024
Erection of two detached timber buildings to provide a shed and a garden room (as amended by letter dated 18/04/00 and plans received 19/04/00).
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£827,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.
£679,950
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.
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On epc rating, Long House Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,415
Street avg £4,639
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
20 January 2017Most recent
£679,950
+109.2%over 17 years11 November 1999
£325,000
+41.3%over 3 years11 December 1995
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4LE: £795,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Jul 2023
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Sold May 2023

CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
GU8 4RD
Village Hall — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB