The Timbers is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6LW). It has a recorded floor area of 327 m² (around 3520 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,765,000 is 49.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 327 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (264 m² median across 12 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).
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The Timbers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2023
The Timbers has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£2,765,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 17 years.
£1,850,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 17 years.
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The Timbers outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,657
Street avg £5,430
Floor Area
327 m²
Street avg 251 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

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
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Erection of ground floor infill extension.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
1 May 2014Most recent
£1,850,000
+174.1%over 17 years19 December 1996
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6LW: £1,526,000 (2025–2020).
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Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
GU8 6BY
Cockhill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
St James CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB