1 Chester House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Witley, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5LY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in December 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 135% above the 2001 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 41.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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1 Chester House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2023
Installation of replacement windows.
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1 Chester House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 6 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 6 years.
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EPC Rating for 1 Chester House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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
46.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of extensions and alterations to provide a residential unit alterations to existing flat together with the retention of 2 storage containers to serve the retail unit (witley wines) following demolition of existing garage/store and associated w
7 December 2001Most recent
£120,000
+60.0%over 3 years8 July 1998
£75,000
+19.0%over 2 years2 August 1995
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 5LY: £500,000 (2025–2011).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
GU8 5AR
The Star — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB