What type of property is Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE last sold for £747,250 in August 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £500,000 in July 2002, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

Across 2 sales between July 2002 and August 2010, Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE rose from £500,000 to £747,250, a change of £247,250. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

The current EPC rating for Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE is F with a score of 26 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a E. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (1,708 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE heated?

The latest EPC at Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE have?

Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE has council approval for two-storey side extension granted in October 2015 under ref. 15/P/01625. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE located?

Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE sits in Guildford. It falls within the GU4 postcode district in Surrey.

What is crime like near Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

Police records around Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE 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.

Which schools serve Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

The closest primary school to Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE is Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School (660m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Peter's Catholic School (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE?

The closest bus stop to Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, GU4 7BE is Merrow Lane, 344m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, Guildford, GU4 7BE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

159 m²

1708 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 26

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Keepers Cottage

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

Keepers Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Guildford (GU4 7BE). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1708 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,098,000 is 46.9% above the 2010 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

F26

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

15.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC FExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, Guildford, GU4 7BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at Keepers Cottage, Merrow Common Road, Guildford, GU4 7BE

1decisions1extensions7documents3nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Oct 2015
DemolitionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolish a side conservatory and erect a two storey side extension.
Extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
15/P/01625
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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.

Current estimate

£1,098,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£747,250

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

19 August 2010Most recent
£747,250
+49.5%over 8 years
29 July 2002
£500,000

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.3 km

Merrow Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU4 7BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

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60 dB

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