1 Lauriston Road, Merton, London, SW19 4TJ

1 Lauriston Road is a detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 151 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 56–475 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 12 units on file.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 20.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,309,000 sits 91.1% above the 2002 sale of £685,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. At 151 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 11 EPCs).