27 Lancaster Road, Merton, London, SW19 5DA

27 Lancaster Road is a detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 462 m² (around 4973 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,825/sq ft) was about 190.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 462 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 30 planning records sit against the property, 22 approved, 4 refused, 2 pending. Past consents include tree works, solar panel installation, an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold February 2022 for £9,075,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.