97b, High Street Mews, Merton, London, SW19 7RG

97b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). At 70 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–222 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 13% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£633/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015).