Lorien is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1784 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 is 29.6% above the 2012 sale price. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Lorien's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2019
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Lorien has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 15 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
On co₂ emissions, Lorien runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,017
Street avg £4,475
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for demolition of a conservatory and alteration to elevations.
Erection of extensions and alterations (revision of wa/2013/0083).
16 January 2012Most recent
£500,000
+185.7%over 14 years21 February 1997
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DS: £694,000 (2024–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
GU8 6HU
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB