16 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
About 16 Merritt Road
16 Merritt Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lewisham, London, London (SE4 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £829,000 is 28.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 151.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Merritt Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 16 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
- May 2017OutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) in respect of the construction of rear roof extensions and the insertion of two roof lights to the front roof slope at 16 Merritt Road, SE4.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/17/100596
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2017Decision
- ExtensionMay 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 Merritt Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£829,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 17 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2014Most recent
£645,000
+821.5%over 16 years2 September 1997
£69,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE4 1DY: £725,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SE4 1DY
34 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
Sold Oct 2023
£603,00018 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
Sold Jun 2023
£942,0006 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
Sold Jan 2021
£831,00012 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
Sold Dec 2018
£725,00040 Merritt Road, Lewisham, London, SE4 1DY
Sold Apr 2018
£530,000
Versus other Merritt Road homes
Price per m²
£6,085
Street avg £5,313
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.2 km
Beecroft Garden Primary. 74 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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51.7dB

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