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About 20 Cowper Road
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20 Cowper Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–186 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£941/sq ft) was about 182.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Cowper Road, Merton, London, SW19 1AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 20 Cowper Road.
- Apr 2025ExtensionFullGrant Permission subject to Conditions
Extension: Rear of property
APPLICATION FOR A REAR ROOF EXTENSION INCLUDING RAISING THE RIDGE HEIGHT BY 150MM.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Crime
6/mo
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Milton Road (SW19) — bus stop.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
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