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Space and Style at Merchant House, Sheerwater

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Merchant House, launched in March 2024, is a purpose-built development delivering 39 high-quality one, two and three-bedroom apartments – all at full market rent, and all finished to the standard that defines ThamesWey’s approach across its portfolio.

High-Quality Homes, Built for Comfort

Every Merchant House apartment is EPC B rated, triple-glazed and served by a district heat network for efficient, low-maintenance heating and hot water. Each home includes a private balcony or terrace, with clean, contemporary interiors throughout.

Thoughtful Communal Space

Residents benefit from a landscaped podium garden – a welcoming outdoor space that enhances everyday living. Merchant House also shares a secure car park with the New Woodlands development, offering standard and EV charging bays (available at additional cost) and free bicycle storage.

Part of a Growing Community

Located within the wider Sheerwater regeneration area, Merchant House sits alongside New Woodlands, Guild Lodge, Pine Grove, and Yellow Phase forming one of Surrey’s most significant clusters of high-quality, purpose-built rental homes.

Availability

Merchant House apartments are available at full market rent across all bedroom sizes. For current availability, please visit our property search.

Urban Living Reimagined: Pine Grove Brings Contemporary Mews Houses to Sheerwater

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The classic London mews house has long been one of the city’s most desirable property types. Pine Grove brings that same character and considered design to Woking.

Launched in March 2024, Pine Grove comprises ten contemporary mews houses – nine three-bedroom homes (approx. 107 sq m) and one two-bedroom home (approx. 91 sq m), arranged in two neat rows with striking red brick facades and a specification that stands apart in the local rental market.

Thoughtful, Modern Layouts

The three-bedroom homes are arranged over two floors:

Ground Floor: covered carport with two parking spaces and EV charging, cloakroom, first bedroom and kitchen.

First Floor: vaulted-ceiling living room, master bedroom with ensuite, third ensuite bedroom, and a generous private terrace.

The two-bedroom home follows the same design principles, with two uncovered parking bays.

The vaulted first floor living space is a standout feature – bright, spacious, and genuinely distinctive for a rental home.

Sustainable Design

Every Pine Grove home includes:

  • Air source heat pump (no gas)
  • Triple-glazing
  • EPC B or C ratings
  • EV charging built into every carport

A sustainability specification well ahead of the rental sector norm.

Availability

Pine Grove homes are available at full market rent. For current availability, please visit our property search.

Something Different: Guild Lodge Brings Exceptional Maisonette Living to Sheerwater

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Seven homes. One with two bedrooms and six with three bedrooms. Vaulted ceilings, skylights, and private balconies – all in a purpose-built rental setting. Guild Lodge is intentionally different.

Launched in January 2024, Guild Lodge offers something rarely found in the rental market: the space, character and specification of a high-quality house, designed from the ground up for modern renters.

Thoughtfully Designed, Split-Level Living

Each three-bedroom maisonette is arranged across two floors.

  • Ground Floor: entrance hallway, two bedrooms and a family bathroom – a practical layout that keeps sleeping areas private.
  • Upper Floor: a dramatic open-plan kitchen, dining and living space with a vaulted ceiling, integrated skylights, and direct access to a private balcony. In the 3-bedroom maisonettes, here you will find the third bedroom and second bathroom.

The vaulted ceiling and skylights define the home. Bright, spacious, and genuinely distinctive.

Private Balcony

Every Guild Lodge maisonette has a good-sized private balcony, accessed from the main living area – a genuinely useful outdoor space for relaxing or simply enjoying the extra breathing room that most rental homes cannot offer.

High Specification and Sustainable by Design

All seven homes are EPC B rated, connected to the district heat network for efficient heating and hot water supply, and are finished to a consistently high standard throughout. Each has access to a private parking bay, at an additional charge.

Availability

Guild Lodge maisonettes are available at full market rent. For current availability, please visit our property search.

ThamesWey Launches First Independent Living Scheme for the Over 60’s at New Woodlands

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New Woodlands marks a step change in later living rental homes in Woking . . .

Launched in December 2023, New Woodlands is ThamesWey Housing’s first purpose-built independent living scheme – 68 spacious one-bedroom apartments for residents aged 60 and over, designed to set a new benchmark for later-living rental accommodation in Woking.

Apartments average 55 sq m, offering more space that typical sheltered homes. Each one includes:

  • Triple-glazed windows
  • District heat network supply
  • EPC B rating
  • Accessible ‘wet room’ bathrooms
  • Private balcony or terrace

The building is fully accessible, served by two passenger lifts, and designed to support independent living for the long-term.

Comfortable, High-Quality Living

Interiors are bright, modern, and thoughtfully laid out, with open-plan living spaces and generously sized bedrooms. A private landscaped podium garden and a communal lounge provide welcoming places to relax and connect with neighbours.

Practical Amenities

New Woodlands shares a secure car park with Merchant House, offering standard and EV charging bays (available at additional cost) and free bicycle storage for all residents.

Accessible Rents

Homes at New Woodlands are offered at discounted rents, reflecting ThamesWey’s commitment to making high-quality later-living accommodation genuinely accessible.

For current availability and rent information, please contact ThamesWey Housing directly.

Town Centre Living at The Cornerstone, Woking

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The Cornerstone is one of ThamesWey Housing’s most distinctive addresses, set right in the heart of Woking town centre. Brought to life through a sensitive and high-quality transformation of an existing building, it combines a striking, characterful exterior and contemporary, well-designed apartments to offer modern, professionally managed homes in one of the most convenient locations in the borough.

Woking Station – with fast, frequent trains to London – is only a few minutes’ walk, and the town’s shops, restaurants and bars are right on the doorstep. The Cornerstone is ideal for anyone who wants to live at the centre of things.

A home to suit you

The Cornerstone offers a genuine choice of homes, with studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments available. Each one comes with built-in storage, a modern fitted kitchen and a contemporary bathroom, finished to the standard residents have come to expect from ThamesWey.

Because the building is a high-quality conversion rather than a new build, apartments carry an EPC rating of between B and C. This is a strong level of energy efficiency for this type of property, helping to keep day-to-day running costs down for residents.

More than just an apartment

Life at The Cornerstone extends beyond the front door. A courtyard garden sits at the heart of the building, providing residents with an attractive shared space to enjoy. For those who work from home, the dedicated co-working space offers a comfortable alternative to the kitchen table – a place to focus, take calls, or simply catch up with neighbours.

The Cornerstone – Residents’ co-working space
Contemporary interiors throughout

Residents also benefit from broadband, a shared laundry room (available to studios only), and parking and secure storage units (available at an additional cost, subject to availability).

Town centre living, professionally managed

Good-quality rental homes in central Woking are always in demand, and The Cornerstone meets that demand with the reassurance of a professional, responsive management. From its location to its shared spaces and resident facilities, the building has been designed to make renting straightforward, and enjoyable.

The Cornerstone also reflects the breadth of the ThamesWey portfolio. With approximately 1,450 homes across Woking and Surrey, from family houses to sheltered housing and town-centre apartments, ThamesWey supports a wide range of housing needs, consistently managed to a high standard.