Woodlands is a detached house in Elstead, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6LW). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,720,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£720/sq ft) was about 65.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 197 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (276 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sale on file: £1,526,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Woodlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Erection of detached garage/store building following demolition of existing outbuildings.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,720,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 5 years.
£1,526,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 5 years.
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Woodlands outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,746
Street avg £5,169
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 262 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Erection of extensions and alterations.
13 October 2022Most recent
£1,526,000
+51.1%over 4 years29 November 2017
£1,010,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU8 6LW: £1,750,000 (2025–2017).
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Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 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