29 Merton Road, Harrow, HA2 0AA
About 29 Merton Road
29 Merton Road is a semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 29 Merton Road in 2022.
- Nov 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front extension incorporating front porch; single and two storey side to rear extension; conversion of garage into habitable room; rear dormer; external alterations
ExtensionPorch- Reference
- PL/3111/24
- Dec 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Alterations and extension to roof to form end gable to create habitable roofspace; rooflights in front and rear roofslopes; first floor side extension; external alterations
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/3824/22
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 29 Merton Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 2022Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA2 0AA: £500,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 29 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Merton Road homes
On years held, 29 Merton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,340
Street avg £5,424
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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