Selsey Cottage is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6HN). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64).
At 58 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Selsey Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Selsey Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Selsey Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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EPC Rating for Selsey Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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
44.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6HN: £258,000 (2025–2020).
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Feb 2023
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Sold Feb 2023
7 Barn Court Milford Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Aug 2020

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
GU8 6EP
Hookley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB