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

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 59 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£685/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £435,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.