Royal Farm is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
At 168 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 13 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Royal Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
A recent planning application at Royal Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
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Royal Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,211,000
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.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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On epc rating, Royal Farm runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
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
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for use of outbuilding as a residential annexe.
Application under section 73 to remove conditions 4 and 5 of wa/2022/00797 (restriction on implementation of granted application wa/2014/1280; no further enlargements to the dwellinghouse without lpa permission) to allow a permission without these restrictions on the application site.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6LA: £750,000 (2024–2015).
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Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
GU8 6BY
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