Forge Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Milford, Godalming, GU8 5HZ
4 sales on record
About Forge Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forge Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Milford, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £705,000. 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. At 120 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forge Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Milford, Godalming, GU8 5HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
Forge Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£752,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2022)
£705,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Portsmouth Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,875
Street avg £4,519
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Crossroads — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 5HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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