Truxford Cottage is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6LW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
At 108 m² it sits well below the postcode median (276 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Truxford Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Truxford Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Truxford Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£752,000
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.
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What we flagged
Truxford Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 270 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 11.4 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
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
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system changed
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6LW: £1,526,000 (2025–2020).
Heather Farm Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Jan 2025
Pineways Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Oct 2024
Woodlands Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Oct 2022
The Mere Cottage Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Jan 2021
Hankley Wood Thursley Road Elstead Godalming
Sold Sept 2020

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
GU8 6DA
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