Orchard Lea is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 sits 55.6% above the 2011 sale of £500,000. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in October 2011. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Orchard Lea sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2024
Orchard Lea has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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Orchard Lea saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 9 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 9 years.
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Orchard Lea is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £3,646
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 87 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
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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Application for a new planning permission to replace extant permission wa/2008/0785 (erection of a first floor extension).
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a first floor extension. (As amended by plans received 01/07/08).
28 October 2011Most recent
£500,000
-8.3%over 3 years14 March 2008
£545,000
+24.0%over 5 years28 January 2003
£439,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6HR: £600,000 (2024–2018).
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CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
GU8 6QT
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