1 Hawthorn Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2022 for £575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2022
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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1 Hawthorn Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 26 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 26 years.
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EPC Rating for 1 Hawthorn Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Conversion of existing attached garage to habitable accommodation.
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension and garage.
2 September 2022Most recent
£575,000
+33.7%over 6 years10 November 2015
£430,000
+383.1%over 18 years17 January 1997
£89,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in GU8 4RW: £463,625 (2018–2016).

Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
GU8 4JG
Queen's Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB