Rose Cottage, The Lane, Thursley, Godalming, GU8 6QB

Rose Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Thursley, Godalming, Godalming (GU8 6QB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2020. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 24.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£589/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £425,000.