1 Glebe Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DG). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 sits 84.7% above the 2013 sale of £300,000. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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1 Glebe Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
1 Glebe Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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1 Glebe Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£554,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 17 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 17 years.
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1 Glebe Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,290
Street avg £3,763
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
28 March 2013Most recent
£300,000
+111.3%over 14 years1 May 1998
£142,000
+36.5%over 2 years22 March 1996
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DG: £435,000 (2025–2017).
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2 Glebe Cottage Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Nov 2017

Years Held
13 years
Street avg 12 years
GU8 6HN
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB