57 Merrow Woods, Guildford, GU1 2LQ
About 57 Merrow Woods
57 Merrow Woods is a detached house in Guildford (GU1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £872,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,010,000 is 15.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 18.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
57 Merrow Woods's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of an open front porch, front tile hanging, single storey rear extension, additional side facing rooflight, juliet balcony to rear elevation and changes to fenestration.
- Agent
- Planning & Design Service LLP
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/P/00795
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Sales history & valuation
57 Merrow Woods valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,010,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£872,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 2025Most recent
£872,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU1 2LQ: £750,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in GU1 2LQ
Versus other Merrow Woods homes
On years held, 57 Merrow Woods runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,592
Street avg £5,882
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
27/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Howard Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Boxgrove Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







