173 175, Hartfield Road, Merton, London, SW19 3TH

173 175 is a one-bedroom detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 3TH). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Today's modelled estimate of £704,000 is 47.9% below the 2016 sale of £1,350,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,986/sq ft) was about 565.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.