2 River House Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since November 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 sits 64.9% above the 2004 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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2 River House Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
2 River House Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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2 River House Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 7 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 7 years.
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2 River House Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,313
Street avg £5,453
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
25 November 2004Most recent
£265,000
+72.1%over 3 years26 January 2001
£154,000
+36.9%over 3 years9 October 1997
£112,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DA: £675,000 (2024–2017).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
GU8 6DG
Elstead Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB