1 Ancient Light Cottages, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, Godalming, GU8 4ST
4 sales on record
About 1 Ancient Light Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Ancient Light Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4ST). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 34.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Ancient Light Cottages, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, Godalming, GU8 4ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2014FullIn report
Widening of vehicle access.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1 Ancient Light Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2017)
£350,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Petworth Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 1 Ancient Light Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,217
Street avg £4,885
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 252 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Godalming district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 4ST from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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