1 Hope Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chiddingfold, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 4UG). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1348 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Today's modelled estimate of £822,000 sits 82.7% above the 2011 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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1 Hope Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2021
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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1 Hope Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£822,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and alterations following demolition of part of existing building
26 July 2011Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 4UG: £685,000 (2024–2006).

GU8 4QR
Queen's Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB