Stamp Duty on a Great Bookham Home
Stamp duty on the £788,000 Great Bookham benchmark price is £29,400 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £29,400. A second property or buy to let pays £68,800 once the surcharge is added.
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Stamp duty on the £788,000 Great Bookham benchmark price is £29,400 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £29,400. A second property or buy to let pays £68,800 once the surcharge is added.
What you would pay in Great Bookham
On the £788,000 benchmark, standard residential stamp duty is £29,400. It is due within 14 days of completion.
First time buyer relief brings it to £29,400 at this price. At this price the relief makes no difference, because the property is above the ceiling where it applies.
Stamp duty at the Great Bookham benchmark
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Great Bookham.
The surcharge that catches people out
If you will still own another residential property worth £40,000 or more anywhere in the world after you buy, the additional property surcharge usually applies. On the £788,000 benchmark that adds £39,400, taking the bill to £68,800.
It catches people mid move, when the old home has not sold. You can usually reclaim the surcharge if you sell the previous main residence within the time limit. Budget for it anyway.
Local prices sit above the first time buyer relief ceiling of £500,000, so relief will not help on a typical purchase here. That is a real disadvantage for first buyers in this area.
Where it sits in your cash pile
Stamp duty of £29,400 sits alongside a 10% deposit of £78,800 and legal and survey fees. Together that is roughly £110,700 before you own anything.
Rates are those in force from April 2025. Thresholds change with fiscal events, so confirm the current position on gov.uk before you exchange.
What else Great Bookham buyers are budgeting for
The schools families ask about here are Eastwick Junior School, The Howard of Effingham School, Great Bookham School and Manor House School. 2 local schools were rated Good or Outstanding overall at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection. Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Bookham to London Waterloo takes about 50 to 55 min.
By price, Great Bookham ranks 11 of the 65 Surrey locations we cover, at £788,000 against a county average of £634,238. Band D council tax here is £2,509, against an average of £2,554 across the towns we cover in the county.
What that price buys in Great Bookham
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Great Bookham property and area guide.
| Budget | What it buys here |
|---|---|
| Around £280,000 to £420,000 | Typically a flat or a terrace, the more accessible way into the village, popular with first-time buyers, downsizers and investors. |
| Around £520,000 to £750,000 | A family semi or smaller detached house, the heart of the local market for families chasing the schools. |
| £800,000 and above | Larger detached homes on leafy plots, some period homes near the Commons, the premium end of a historic, green market. |
Great Bookham is known locally for Bookham Commons & Polesden Lacey, and Bookham Commons. The National Trust's Bookham Commons (a SSSI famed for rare butterflies) and the grand Polesden Lacey estate, outstanding heritage and green space on the doorstep.
Practical detail for Great Bookham: the KT23 postcode district and bookham station (South Western Railway), to Waterloo ~50 to 55 min; some peak Southern services.
Great Bookham has history behind the price. In 675, A Saxon charter records 'Bocham', the village by the beeches.
Families
People drawn by the highly regarded primary and good schools, the space, the heritage and the National Trust land, a classic family village.
Commuters
People who want a large, characterful village with its own station on the line to Waterloo, happy with a steady journey or a short hop to Leatherhead for more options.
Heritage & green-space lovers
People who value a historic village with a Saxon church and handsome High Street, and the Commons, Polesden Lacey and Surrey Hills on the doorstep.
Great Bookham at a glance
| Purchase price | Standard rate |
|---|---|
| £475,000 | £13,750 |
| £630,000 | £21,500 |
| £788,000 | £29,400 |
| £790,000 | £29,500 |
| £985,000 | £42,250 |
| £1,180,000 | £61,750 |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Great Bookham
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Stamp duty of £29,400 treated as cash, not borrowing
- Your first time buyer status confirmed in writing
- The surcharge checked if you own anything else
- Current rates verified on gov.uk before exchange
The introduction costs you nothing. If you go ahead, we may be paid a fee by the firm we introduce you to. There is no obligation.
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