4 Heath Hill Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5UL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£562/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £550,000 in October 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Construction of dormer window and insertion of velux rooflight for loft conversion (as amended by letter dated 19/03/02 and plans received 22/03/02).
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4 Heath Hill Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.
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Years Held for 4 Heath Hill Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,044
Street avg £4,146
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
18 October 2024Most recent
£550,000
+209.9%over 22 years20 December 2001
£177,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 5UL: £465,000 (2020–2007).

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
GU8 5LP
Dog and Pheasant — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB