The Mere Cottage, Thursley Road, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6LW
Swimming pool
About The Mere Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Mere Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6LW). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,169,000 is 23.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£680/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold January 2021 for £1,750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Mere Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Mere Cottage, Thursley Road, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2022AnnexFullIn report
Erection of extensions and alterations to outbuilding to provide additional ancillary accommodation.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£2,169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£1,750,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Thursley Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, The Mere Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,322
Street avg £5,222
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 259 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Godalming district page.
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
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU8 6LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
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