5 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
About 5 Merritt Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Merritt Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 5 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
- Feb 2005RenovationOutlineOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2015Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2015Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Merritt Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,002,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 24 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2023Most recent
£975,000
+51.2%over 8 years24 April 2014
£645,000
+146.2%over 5 years16 January 2009
£262,000
+87.2%over 9 years8 December 1999
£139,950
+72.8%over 9 months22 March 1999
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 1DU: £720,000 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in SE4 1DU
17 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
Sold Sept 2024
£774,00011 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
Sold Oct 2023
£720,0009 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
Sold Nov 2020
£627,5001 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
Sold Jun 2020
£735,0003 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DU
Sold Nov 2007
£360,000
Versus other Merritt Road homes
5 Merritt Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,964
Street avg £6,443
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







