3 Silver Birches Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6JA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 91.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £780,000 — fresh data. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A partial demolition application was refused at 3 Silver Birches Way in 2021.
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3 Silver Birches Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 13 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 13 years.
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What we flagged
3 Silver Birches Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £4,362
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of extensions and alterations to elevations together with alterations to attached garage and workshop to provide habitable accommodation.
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions and alterations following demolition of existing single storey extension (revision of wa/2021/02484).
19 September 2025Most recent
£780,000
+67.7%over 12 years29 November 2012
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6JA: £780,000 (2025–2019).
28 Silver Birches Way Elstead Godalming
Sold Sept 2025
21 Silver Birches Way Elstead Godalming
Sold Dec 2023
5 Silver Birches Way Elstead Godalming
Sold Aug 2023
19 Silver Birches Way Elstead Godalming
Sold Aug 2019
10 Silver Birches Way Elstead Godalming
Sold Jun 2018

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
GU8 6BF
Milford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB