28 Merton Road, Harrow, HA2 0AB
About 28 Merton Road
28 Merton Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 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. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £810,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
28 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.
- Jan 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Single storey side extension; single and two-storey rear extension; external alterations (demolition of conservatory)
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- P/5243/15
- Jun 2004OutbuildingFullIn report
Replacement of garage with outbuilding.
- Reference
- P/724/04/DFU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 28 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
Price for 28 Merton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 27 years.
£810,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2024Most recent
£810,000
+285.7%over 22 years29 August 2001
£210,000
+102.9%over 4 years6 November 1996
£103,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA2 0AB: £675,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 28 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
Floor Area for 28 Merton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,091
Street avg £4,818
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB