Apple Tree Cottage is a detached house in Wormley, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5TS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£874/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £800,000 in December 2023.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£833,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Apple Tree Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 87 (B)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Lane End — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of a detached garage following demolition of existing.
S73 application for the variation of condition 2 (plan numbers) of wa/2025/00268 to allow an alternative dwelling discharge of pre commencement condition 3 (materials) condition 6 (external lighting) condition 8 (recording of the existing building).
13 December 2023Most recent
£800,000
+110.5%over 20 years28 February 2003
£380,000
+32.9%over 8 months5 July 2002
£286,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU8 5TS: £615,000 (2024–2020).

GU8 5TS
Closest school
1.7 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB