29 Colwood Gardens, Merton, London, SW19 2DS

29 Colwood Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 911 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 16.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 sits 59.5% above the 2009 sale of £378,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.