Merrill House, Townhead, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5RE
Listed building
About Merrill House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Merrill House is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Eyam, Hope Valley, Hope Valley (S32 5RE). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2006. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 123 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 33 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £625,000.
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
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Merrill House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Merrill House, Townhead, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Merrill House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2006RenovationHeritageGranted
Listed Building consent - Replacement of inappropriate window & replacement of rainwater gutter
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Merrill House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2024)
£625,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Merrill House, Townhead, Eyam, Hope Valley, S32 5RE
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Townhead homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Merrill House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,081
Street avg £3,508
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hope Valley district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S32 5RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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