22 Cowper Road, Merton, London, SW19 1AB

22 Cowper Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in March 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £837,000 sits 120.3% above the 2010 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.