31 Dorset Road, Merton, London, SW19 3EY

31 Dorset Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 3EY). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 12.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 12 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.