17 Burns Close, Merton, London, SW19 1TX

17 Burns Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 1TX). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 5th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 281.2% above the 1999 sale of £69,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 55.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 40 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 14 EPCs).