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Bassett House, Flat 5, 1 Durnsford Road, Merton, London, SW19 8EA

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor mid floor
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
61 m²
654 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About Bassett House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bassett House is a three-bedroom detached house in Merton, London, London (SW19 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 654 sq ft) and council tax band D. At 61 m² this is the 54th smallest of 89 units on EPC record in Bassett House, where floor areas span 39–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Bassett House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2019

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bassett House, Flat 5, 1 Durnsford Road, Merton, London, SW19 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bassett House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bassett House saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£397,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£408,000

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2017Most recent

    £408,000

    +73.6%over 7 years
  2. 30 July 2009

    £235,000

    +14.6%
  3. 14 June 2009

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SW19 8EA: £380,000 (2025–2024).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Durnsford Road homes

Four headline reads against 96 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Bassett House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,714

Street avg £4,886

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 13 years

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Plough Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Priory CofE School. 54 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW19 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SW19 8EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SW19 8EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bassett House, Flat 5, 1 Durnsford Road, Merton, London, SW19 8EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.