5 The Square is an end-of-terrace house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DD). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 63.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2025
5 The Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 20 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 20 years.
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EPC Rating for 5 The Square lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
18 June 2021Most recent
£395,000
+5.3%over 5 years1 August 2015
£375,000
+120.7%over 14 years30 March 2001
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DD: £371,000 (2024–2004).
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Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
GU8 6DL
Elstead Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB