63 Faraday Road, Merton, London, SW19 8PE

63 Faraday Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–181 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 20 units on file.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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: 12.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 57.7% above the 2007 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.