4 Woodland Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Today's modelled estimate of £781,000 sits 79.5% above the 2014 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records include a two-storey extension at 4 Woodland Cottages.
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£781,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 4 Woodland Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,939
Street avg £5,637
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 296 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

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
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Extension: Two storey
Erection of a two storey extension and alterations (as amended by plans received on 20/02/2015)
13 October 2014Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 5LA: £830,000 (2022–2014).
1 Woodland Cottages Park Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Dec 2022
3 Woodland Cottages Park Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Mar 2021
2 Woodland Cottages Park Lane Brook Godalming
Sold May 2019
Yew Tree Cottage Park Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Apr 2016
Boundary Cottage Park Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Sept 2014

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 12.4 t/year
GU8 5TY
Dog and Pheasant — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB