5 Dora Road, Merton, London, SW19 7EZ

5 Dora Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 7EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,334,000 is 13.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,008/sq ft) was about 100.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £2,050,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.