16 Merton Road, Harrow, HA2 0AB
About 16 Merton Road
16 Merton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £701,000 is 18.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 100 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
16 Merton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2019ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of lawful development (proposed): Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/0681/19
- Nov 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side to rear extension (demolition of rear extension)
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/4081/18
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 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
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Sales history & valuation
16 Merton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£590,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2017Most recent
£590,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA2 0AB: £675,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 16 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
Price per m²
£5,900
Street avg £4,705
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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. 36 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
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB