Woodpeckers Rest is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6DT). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £981,000 is 18.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 169 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £830,000.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
Alterations to elevations and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
Woodpeckers Rest valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£981,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 17 years.
£830,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 17 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Woodpeckers Rest is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,911
Street avg £3,853
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Application for works to tree subject of tree preservation order 01/04
9 August 2023Most recent
£830,000
+71.1%over 16 years30 October 2006
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6DT: £765,000 (2025–2019).
Beacon Cottage Beacon View Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Feb 2025
Little Tree Beacon View Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Mar 2023
Mayflower Beacon View Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Oct 2022
St Judes Beacon View Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Jan 2019
Dalegarth Beacon View Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Jan 2019

CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
GU8 6BF
Beacon View Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB