8 Combe Common Cottages is a semi-detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 68.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £750,000 in September 2024.
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Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for insertion of roof lights to allow conversion of loft to habitable accommodation.
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8 Combe Common Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 27 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 27 years.
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8 Combe Common Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,769
Street avg £4,609
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

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 efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to elevations.
10 September 2024Most recent
£750,000
+51.5%over 9 years14 November 2014
£495,000
+15.1%over 3 years23 November 2010
£430,000
+72.0%over 9 years4 May 2001
£250,000
+127.3%over 3 years12 June 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4QR: £540,000 (2022–2016).
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Sold Sept 2022
Brooklands Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Apr 2019
5 Combe Common Cottages Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Jan 2016
Haskells Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Dec 2015
1 Combe Common Cottages Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Dec 2010

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
GU8 4QR
Queen's Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB