Yew Tree Cottage, Park Lane, Brook, Godalming, GU8 5LA
About Yew Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Yew Tree Cottage is a detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 230 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £2,187,000 sits 61.6% above the 2016 sale of £1,353,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in April 2016.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Yew Tree Cottage, Park Lane, Brook, Godalming, GU8 5LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Yew Tree 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.
Latest sale on Yew Tree Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£2,187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£1,353,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Park Lane homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Yew Tree Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,883
Street avg £5,217
Floor Area
230 m²
Street avg 290 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 5LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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