Myrtle 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 before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £823,000 is 33.8% above the 2013 sale price. 13 years since the last transfer (November 2013). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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Myrtle 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2022
Construction of a first floor dormer window (as amplified by letter dated 10/01/03).
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£823,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 17 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 17 years.
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On habitable rooms, Myrtle Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,994
Street avg £4,661
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
8 November 2013Most recent
£615,000
-9.6%over 5 years11 August 2008
£680,000
+36.0%over 4 years28 June 2004
£499,950
+28.2%over 1 year9 August 2002
£390,000
+54.8%over 4 years6 August 1998
£252,000
+29.2%over 1 year16 October 1996
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4LE: £795,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
GU8 4RD
Village Hall — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB