Swanbourne Cottage is a detached house in Shackleford, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6AE). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1783 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 28). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,337,000 sits 57.3% above the 2010 sale of £850,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Swanbourne Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2020
Swanbourne Cottage has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
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£1,337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Years Held for Swanbourne Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,131
Street avg £6,848
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Grenville Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension would constitute permitted development.
8 October 2010Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6AE: £1,475,000 (2023–2009).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
GU8 6QF
Closest school
2.1 km
St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB