19a, Rowan Road, Merton, London, SW16 5JF

19a is a mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW16 5JF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 82.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.