Keepers Cottage is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,048,000 is 39.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (May 2017). 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Keepers Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,048,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 2 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 2 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Keepers Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,769
Street avg £3,823
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 173 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
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

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
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Erection of extensions and alterations.
Erection of extensions and alterations.
31 May 2017Most recent
£750,000
+24.6%over 2 years24 April 2015
£602,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6LA: £385,000 (2024–2003).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Milford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB