3 Dryden Road, Merton, London, SW19 8SQ

3 Dryden Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Merton, London, London (SW19 8SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 59.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £900,000 is 25.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 45% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.