Upper Birtley Cottage, Haslemere Road, Brook, Godalming, GU8 5LB
About Upper Birtley Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Upper Birtley Cottage is a detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5LB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Upper Birtley Cottage, Haslemere Road, Brook, Godalming, GU8 5LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Upper Birtley 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.
Upper Birtley Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
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Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other Haslemere Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Upper Birtley Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 5LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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