2 Merristwood Cottages, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PB

2 Merristwood Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Worplesdon, Guildford, Guildford (GU3 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 sits 726.1% above the 1996 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 85.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.