The Corner Cottage is a detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 171 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (238 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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The Corner Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
The Corner Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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The Corner Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,083,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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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On epc rating, The Corner Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 282 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 13.4 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 5UQ: £1,900,000 (2022–2004).
Barn Cottage Church Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Sept 2022
The Hill House Church Lane Brook Godalming
Sold May 2015
Wellfield House Church Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Sept 2011
Copse House Church Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Jun 2006
Copse Cottage Church Lane Brook Godalming
Sold Mar 1998

Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
GU8 5TS
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
38.6dB