2 Highcroft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 25.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £454,000 in September 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of an outbuilding.
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2 Highcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£454,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Floor Area for 2 Highcroft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,486
Street avg £4,745
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
42.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
27 September 2019Most recent
£454,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6EB: £685,000 (2021–2006).
The Hollies Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Jun 2021
Heathfield Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Oct 2018
Brook House Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Dec 2013
Patios Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Apr 2013
The Moors Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Aug 2005

CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
GU8 6HR
Beacon View Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB