Barnfield is a detached house in Dunsfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 635 m² (around 6835 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £5,156,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£667/sq ft) was about 138.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 635 m² the property is well over the postcode median (164 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £4,560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Barnfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Change of use from residential (use class c3) to wellbeing retreat with guest accommodation (suI generis).
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Barnfield has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£5,156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.
£4,560,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.
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Floor Area for Barnfield runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
635 m²
Street avg 198 m²
CO₂ Emissions
31.0 t/year
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
15 October 2021Most recent
£4,560,000
+39.2%over 19 years7 August 2002
£3,275,000
+144.4%over 6 years29 May 1996
£1,340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4NP: £290,000 (2022–1995).

Street avg 11.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
14 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
GU8 4LJ
Alfold Road — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB