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About 12 Rural Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Rural Way is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Merton, London, London (SW16 6PF). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £786,000 is 19.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2022 for £660,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Rural Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 Rural Way, Merton, London, SW16 6PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2023ExtensionConditionsGrant Variation of Condition
APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITIONS: 2 (APPROVED PLANS) & 3 (MATERIALS) ASSOCIATED WITH APPROVED PLANNING APPLICATION 22/P2879 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BACK AND SIDE ADDITIONS, ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Rural Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£786,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£660,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rural Way homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 12 Rural Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,197
Street avg £5,529
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW16 6PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 85 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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