2b, Griffiths Road, Merton, London, SW19 1SP

2b is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£932/sq ft) was about 102.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2022 for £1,625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.