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Get started31 Lancaster Road is a detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 420 m² (around 4521 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 420 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
31 Lancaster Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
31 Lancaster Road has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
Front garden: Eucalyptus: Reduce back to previous points of reduction approx. 30% canopy reduction by 3m. Routine maintenance. Rear garden - bordering boundary with Lancaster Avenue: Bay - Reduce height by 2m while still maintaining spherical shape to increase light penetration and uniformity. Maple - Reduce height by 3m to suitable points of reduction to increase light penetration and uniformity. Holm Oak - Reduce height by 2m to suitable points of reduction to increase light penetration and uniformity. Pittosporum- Reduce height by 2m to suitable points of reduction to increase light penetration and uniformity.
31 Lancaster Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£5,208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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31 Lancaster Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
420 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Marryat Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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FRONT GARDEN:- EUCALYPTUS - REDUCE BY 3M. BACK TO PREVIOUS POINTS OF REDUCTION
7 more applications for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in SW19 5DA: £915,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
SW19 5NT
Closest school
0.8 km
Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB