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5 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU

5 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Merritt Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Merritt Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £975,000 in April 2023. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£647/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Merritt Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

5 applications on record at 5 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU

5decisions4extensions22documents19nearby
  1. Feb 2005
    RenovationOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawful Development in respect of the installation of a double glazed window in the rear elevation of the back addition at 5 Merritt Road SE4.

    New Windows
    Reference
    DC/04/058557/FT
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
  • All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 19 notable nearby
  • The 22 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Merritt Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,002,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£975,000

Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 April 2023Most recent

    £975,000

    +51.2%over 8 years
  2. 24 April 2014

    £645,000

    +146.2%over 5 years
  3. 16 January 2009

    £262,000

    +87.2%over 9 years
  4. 8 December 1999

    £139,950

    +72.8%over 9 months
  5. 22 March 1999

    £81,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 1DU: £720,000 (2024–2008).

On the street

Versus other Merritt Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Merritt Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,964

Street avg £6,443

Above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Merritt Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Beecroft Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Beecroft Garden Primary. 74 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE4 1DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE4 1DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE4 1DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.