2 Gostrode Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4SR). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 114), a 3-band jump.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Gostrode Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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2 Gostrode Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Floor Area for 2 Gostrode Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU8 4SR: £685,000 (2020–1997).

Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
GU8 4UP
Petworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB