Willow Cottage is a detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£668/sq ft) was about 64.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £1,265,000.
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Willow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Willow Cottage.
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Latest sale on Willow Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 19 years.
£1,265,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 19 years.
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Price per m² for Willow Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,188
Street avg £4,992
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
47.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Amendment to wa/2014/0986 for alterations to doors and windows.
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two-storey rear extension and alterations.
10 July 2023Most recent
£1,265,000
+74.5%over 9 years31 January 2014
£725,000
+45.0%over 9 years7 December 2004
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4QF: £525,000 (2024–2016).
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Sold Nov 2020
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Sold Jan 2016

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
GU8 4LJ
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