Forge Cottage is a property in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DD). It has council tax band F.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Forge Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
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Latest sale on Forge Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
17 November 2000Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DD: £395,000 (2024–2008).
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
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
Application under section 19 of the planning (listed buildings and conservation areas act) 1990 to vary condition 1 of wa/2012/1091 (approved plan numbers) to allow alteration to approved plans to include porch.
Application under section 73 to vary condition 3 of wa/2012/1090 (approved plan numbers) to allow alteration to approved plans to include porch.
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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