Rock Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It hasn't traded since January 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £903,000 sits 83.9% above the 2006 sale of £491,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm.
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Rock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Rock Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Rock Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£903,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 5 years.
£491,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 5 years.
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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
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
23 January 2006Most recent
£491,000
+25.9%over 4 years9 February 2001
£390,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in GU8 5UN: £587,500 (2017–2007).

GU8 5TY
Dog and Pheasant — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Witley CofE Controlled Infant School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB