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Merrow House Cottage, Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7AN

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
163 m²
1755 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Merrow House Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Merrow House Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU4 7AN). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

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. At 163 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£646/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £1,132,868. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff street
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Merrow House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Merrow House Cottage, Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Merrow House Cottage, Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7AN

1decisions1extensions7documents3nearby
  1. Jan 2025
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Replacement of first floor glazed structure with new part pitched / part flat roof, together with fenestration, external material and associated internal alterations, and following removal of rear open porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    24/P/01687
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Merrow House Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£1,132,868

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2022Most recent

    £1,132,868

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 7AN: £750,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Merrow Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Merrow House Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,950

Street avg £5,617

Above

Floor Area

163 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Merrow House Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Briar Way

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1 Broke Court

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1 Banks Way

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Guildford district page.
Full Guildford report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Merrow Junior School. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU4 7AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for GU4 7AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU4 7AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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