18 Merton Road, Harrow, HA2 0AB

18 Merton Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 147 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 19 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 66.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £860,000 in June 2024.