18 Keats Close, Merton, London, SW19 1TU

18 Keats Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 1TU). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 11th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 18 units on file.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 82.3% above the 2006 sale of £197,500. At 53 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).