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Get started1 Rural Way is a detached house in Merton, London, London (SW16 6PF). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £877,000 sits 119.2% above the 2012 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 42.4% below the postcode norm. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Rural Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A REAR DORMER ROOF EXTENSION
1 Rural Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 15 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 15 years.
1 Rural Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £5,627
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mitcham Lane / Southcroft Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
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Extension: Rear of property
APPLICATION FOR A LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND THE ERECTION OF A REAR ROOF EXTENSION
1 more application for this property
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30 January 2012Most recent
£400,000
+21.2%over 8 years4 December 2003
£330,000
+126.0%over 6 years16 December 1996
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW16 6PF: £725,000 (2025–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
SW16 6JQ
Closest school
0.4 km
Penwortham Primary School. 55 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB
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