Garden Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Dunsfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4PB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 is 31.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£578/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £460,000.
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£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On floor area, Garden Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,216
Street avg £4,950
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 211 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
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
3 November 2020Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4PB: £895,000 (2025–2017).
Wetwood Farm Chiddingfold Road Dunsfold Godalming
Sold Mar 2025
4 Blacknest Cottages Chiddingfold Road Dunsfold Godalming
Sold Nov 2023
Millhanger Farmhouse Chiddingfold Road Dunsfold Godalming
Sold Jan 2022
Ashdown Chiddingfold Road Dunsfold Godalming
Sold Aug 2020
Wetwood Cottage Chiddingfold Road Dunsfold Godalming
Sold Jul 2017

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
GU8 4HJ
Plaistow Road — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB