Upper Ifold Cottage is a semi-detached house in Dunsfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4NX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on biomass.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 is 36.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Upper Ifold Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Upper Ifold Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£682,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², Upper Ifold Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,882
Street avg £4,000
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
30 June 2021Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU8 4NX: £835,000 (2016–1997).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
GU8 4HJ
Durfold Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB