Stag Cottage is a detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4ST). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £901,000 is 14.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£657/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2022 for £785,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Stag Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£901,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 21 years.
£785,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 21 years.
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Stag Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,072
Street avg £4,314
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 248 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
48.4dB

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
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of extensions and a detached garage following demolition of existing extension (revision of wa02/0016)(as amended by letter dated 05/07/02 and plans dated 07/06/02).
Erection of extensions and a detached garage following demolition of existing extension.
18 March 2022Most recent
£785,000
+36.5%over 9 years8 June 2012
£575,000
+101.8%over 7 years10 June 2004
£285,000
+39.0%over 3 years4 April 2001
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4ST: £350,000 (2021–2008).
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Sold Jun 2017
Ramsnest Cottage Petworth Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Nov 2011
Bushmans Petworth Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Aug 2006
The Weigh House Petworth Road Chiddingfold Godalming
Sold Nov 2003

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
GU8 4RY
Rodgate Lane — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB