The Gables is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Gables (57–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 sits 106% above the 2001 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 47.6% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The Gables has no planning applications on record.
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The Gables's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 6 years.
£117,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 6 years.
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EPC Rating for The Gables lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,053
Street avg £3,512
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
43.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
26 September 2001Most recent
£117,000
+95.0%over 6 years31 July 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DH: £566,500 (2025–2022).
The Gables Flat 3 Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Aug 2025
Heatherside Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Feb 2025
Oakleigh Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Jun 2024
Wodens Croft Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Aug 2023
Beacon House Flat 2 Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Nov 2022

CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
GU8 6DH
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB