Vine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £525,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Vine Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Vine Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Vine Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
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Vine Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,449
Street avg £5,540
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
47.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
30 September 2021Most recent
£525,000
+48.9%over 11 years20 November 2009
£352,500
+95.9%over 10 years2 June 1999
£179,950
+16.1%over 1 year12 September 1997
£154,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4QF: £575,000 (2024–2016).
Leahurst Coxcombe Lane Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Sept 2024
Willow Cottage Coxcombe Lane Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Jul 2023
Tamar Cottage Coxcombe Lane Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Aug 2022
Meadowlands Coxcombe Lane Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Nov 2020
2 Jubilee Villas Coxcombe Lane Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Jan 2016

CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
GU8 4AP
Queen's Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB