18 Crooked Billet, Merton, London, SW19 4RQ

18 Crooked Billet is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 4RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,193/sq ft) was about 156.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £835,000 in November 2023.