Briar Cottage, Bowlhead Green Road, Brook, Godalming, GU8 5UW
3 sales on record
About Briar Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Briar Cottage is a semi-detached house in Brook, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 5UW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 41.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£534/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Briar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Briar Cottage, Bowlhead Green Road, Brook, Godalming, GU8 5UW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Briar Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2015)
£345,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.
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Versus other Bowlhead Green Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Briar Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,750
Street avg £3,734
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Godalming district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 5UW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
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