1 Merton Road, Harrow, HA2 0AA
About 1 Merton Road
1 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2022 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £674,000 sits 114% above the 2006 sale of £314,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Merton Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
1 Merton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- P/1713/10
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Merton Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£674,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£314,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 2006Most recent
£314,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA2 0AA: £502,500 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 1 Merton Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Merton Road homes
1 Merton Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,520
Street avg £5,612
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Shaftesbury Avenue / Roxeth — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Whitmore High School. 38 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB