1 Laurel Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4RA). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 sits 160.9% above the 2005 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 37.9% below the postcode norm. At 127 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 9 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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1 Laurel Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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1 Laurel Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,968
Street avg £4,219
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 104 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
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

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
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Erection of extensions following demolition of existing extensions together with the construction of dormer windows for loft conversions (follows invalid application wa/2006/1322).
Erection of extensions following demolition of existing extensions together with the construction of dormer windows for loft conversion.
12 August 2005Most recent
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4RA: £435,000 (2025–2014).
Burcot Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Nov 2025
Ashcroft Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Jan 2018
Questend Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Jun 2015
2 Laurel Cottages Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Jun 2014
Applepie Cottage Woodside Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold May 2014

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
GU8 4JG
Queen's Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB