What kind of home is 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB?

6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB sell for?

6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB last sold for £362,000 in August 2013, around 13 years ago. Before that, it sold for £236,500 in May 2003, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2003 and August 2013, 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB rose from £236,500 to £362,000, a change of £125,500. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB?

The current EPC rating for 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in April 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB?

6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GU4 7BB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB use?

The latest EPC at 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB had any planning applications?

6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB has council approval for single-storey front extension granted in August 2022 under ref. 22/P/00794. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB?

6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB in?

6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB sits in Guildford. It falls within the GU4 postcode district in Surrey.

Is 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB in a safe area?

Police records around 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Drugs makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB?

The closest primary school to 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB is Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School (537m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Peter's Catholic School (934m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB?

The closest bus stop to 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, GU4 7BB is Merrow Lane, 143m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7BB

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Carthouse Cottages

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

6 Carthouse Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Guildford (GU4 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 sits 50% above the 2013 sale of £362,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 98 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 6 EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (August 2013).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2023

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Carthouse Cottages has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 6 Carthouse Cottages, Old Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7BB

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Aug 2022
PorchFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey ground floor front porch extension including one rooflight.
Extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
22/P/00794
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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.

6 Carthouse Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£543,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£362,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2013Most recent
£362,000
+53.1%over 10 years
28 May 2003
£236,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU4 7BB: £412,500 (2023–2001).

Nearby sales in GU4 7BB

On the street

Versus other Old Merrow Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 6 Carthouse Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,694

Street avg £5,086

Strongly below

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 91 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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Area

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Full Guildford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Merrow Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Night-time road noise heatmap for GU4 7BB

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