8 Orchard Close is a mid-terrace house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6EF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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8 Orchard Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 21 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 21 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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8 Orchard Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,693
Street avg £3,973
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
44.5dB

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
Alterations to attached garage and roof space to provide additional habitable accommodation.
Erection of extension following demolition of existing conservatory (as amended by email and plans received 14/07/08)
30 September 2021Most recent
£535,000
+101.9%over 17 years30 July 2004
£265,000
+1.9%over 4 years31 May 2000
£259,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6EF: £440,000 (2022–2018).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
GU8 6NQ
Hookley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB