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12 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Merritt Road

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

12 Merritt Road is a mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 13.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£687/sq ft) was about 206.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2018 for £725,000.

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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.

12 Merritt Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Merritt Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

19 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

12 Merritt Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£821,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£725,000

Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 2018Most recent

    £725,000

    +121.4%over 10 years

  2. 20 November 2008

    £327,500

    +139.1%over 8 years

  3. 7 December 1999

    £137,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 1DY: £603,000 (2023–2017).

On the street

Versus other Merritt Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 12 Merritt Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,398

Street avg £5,051

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Merritt Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£750k

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4 bed
£947k

1 Amyruth Road, Lewisham

SE4 1HQ

5 bed2 bath
£967k

1 Brightling Road, Lewisham

SE4 1SQ

4 bed2 bath
£662k

1 Bearstead Rise, Lewisham

SE4 1RQ

3 bed
£631k

1 3, Flat 3, Ashby Road, Lewisham

SE4 1PR

Flat
£583k

1 Beverley Court, Breakspears Road, Lewisham

SE4 1UN

3 bed
£558k

1 2, Flat 1, Vulcan Terrace, Lewisham

SE4 1DA

Flat
£551k

1 2, Flat 2, Vulcan Terrace, Lewisham

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Flat
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.
Full London report

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

0.2 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 1DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SE4 1DY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SE4 1DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.