Newell Cottage is a detached house in Dunsfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £975,000 is 12.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £870,000.
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Newell Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
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Latest sale on Newell Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£975,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 13 years.
£870,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 13 years.
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On years held, Newell Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,541
Street avg £6,025
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension and alterations together with alterations to attached garage to provide additional habitable accommodation.
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of extensions and alterations to elevations including new dormer/balcony following relevant demolition of part of unlisted building in a conservation area (as amended by plan received 17/10/2019)
12 October 2023Most recent
£870,000
+54.7%over 4 years29 May 2019
£562,500
+9.2%over 8 years8 June 2010
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4LJ: £575,000 (2021–2017).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
GU8 4NB
Binhams Meadow — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB