24 Leeward Gardens, Merton, London, SW19 7QR

24 Leeward Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 7QR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,310,000 sits 59.8% above the 2007 sale of £820,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£705/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 31 EPCs).