Terraced 2 sales on record

79 BAYHAM ROAD

MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH

£440,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Morden Hall Road / Central Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Sekar's Extra	0.2 miles
Train station	Morden	0.3 miles
Hospital	Chapel Orchard Day Surgery	0.8 miles
University	Horton Halls Reception	2.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

47 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£440,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£9,362/m²

Local average

£527,285 (59 sales)

Street crime

324 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 10/06/2022

Expiry date: 09/06/2032

Current heating cost: £334/year

Potential heating cost: £312/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	24/04/2026	£440,000	Terraced	+79.6%	£443,434 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	07/09/2012	£245,000	Terraced	—	£458,487 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	03/02/2026	£450,000
sold	01/01/2026	£440,000
sold	01/01/2012	£245,000
sold	01/01/2004	£187,500
sold	01/01/2001	£139,950

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
40 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5RR	£575,000	19/12/2025	Terraced
15 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH	£575,000	02/12/2025	Terraced
88 BORDESLEY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LR	£513,000	07/03/2025	Terraced
34 BEELEIGH ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JW	£625,000	03/03/2025	Terraced
4 BUCKFAST ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LY	£650,000	03/12/2024	Terraced
104 MORDEN HALL ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JG	£450,000	20/12/2023	Terraced
1 BEELEIGH ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JP	£430,000	20/12/2023	Terraced
25 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH	£650,000	24/11/2023	Terraced
2 ABERCONWAY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LN	£615,000	08/11/2023	Terraced
2 BURNHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LX	£460,000	06/10/2023	Terraced
83 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5RS	£625,000	18/08/2023	Terraced
49 BEELEIGH ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JP	£225,000	07/08/2023	Terraced
39 BLANCHLAND ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5ND	£475,000	12/07/2023	Terraced
16 BARDNEY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JL	£450,000	16/06/2023	Terraced
13 BURNHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LX	£475,000	26/05/2023	Terraced
39 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LJ	£525,000	15/05/2023	Terraced
22 BUCKFAST ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LY	£475,000	05/05/2023	Terraced
25 BUCKFAST ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5NA	£472,000	27/04/2023	Terraced
33 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH	£605,000	25/04/2023	Terraced
72 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5RR	£571,000	17/03/2023	Terraced

Area average: £522,050 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 4.7%

10y growth 26.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Merton. Series: Terraced. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 0.2%

5y (index) 13.1%

10y (index) 18.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Merton. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,963/mo

Realistic £2,181/mo

Optimistic £2,399/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Merton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Outer South London: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Island House, SM4	£1,900/mo	2	0.25 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Birchwood Close, SM4	£1,759/mo	2	0.27 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Morden Road, CR4	£1,650/mo	2	0.41 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,770/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.4%

Max investor price (0.8%) £219,875

Target investor price (1%) £175,900

Gross yield 4.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 20.8×

Monthly cashflow £-175/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -1.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~220 m² (0.05 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	125
Anti-social behaviour	73
Vehicle crime	23
Other theft	22
Drugs	17
Public order	17
Shoplifting	13
Burglary	12
Theft from the person	7
Robbery	5
Other crime	4
Bicycle theft	3
Possession of weapons	2
Criminal damage and arson	1
Total incidents	324

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Liberty Woodland School	Other	0.1 miles	Requires improvement — 16 Jul 2020
The London Acorn School	Other	0.2 miles	Good — 9 Mar 2023
Perseid School	Other	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 23 Apr 2012
Abbotsbury Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Jul 2013
Poplar Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 8 Sep 2015

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
13/08/2012	16/01/2012	3	—
29/06/2009	03/06/2009	3	—

# 79 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH

## Property details

- Slug: `27f8289` (address key hash: `27f82892126ad47ae4fd3068e4468d645ca03038`)
- Postcode: SM4 5JH
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 47 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £440,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £9,362/m²
- Local average: £527,285 (59 sales)
- Street crime: 324 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £440,000
- Date: 2026-04-24
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 09/06/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £334/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £10,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/6420-9860-0027-0004-0233)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-24 | £440,000 | Terraced | +79.6% | £443,434 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-bbcb-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2012-09-07 | £245,000 | Terraced | — | £458,487 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4f4e5f21-149d-4f4e-afd7-0fd5fb3bf512) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 79 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH | £440,000 | 24/04/2026 | Terraced |
| 79 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH | £245,000 | 07/09/2012 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [171811772](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8f5ef97)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-03 | £450,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £440,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £245,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £187,500 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £139,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5RR | £575,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 15 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH | £575,000 | 02/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 88 BORDESLEY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LR | £513,000 | 07/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 BEELEIGH ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JW | £625,000 | 03/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 4 BUCKFAST ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LY | £650,000 | 03/12/2024 | Terraced |
| 104 MORDEN HALL ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JG | £450,000 | 20/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 1 BEELEIGH ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JP | £430,000 | 20/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 25 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH | £650,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 ABERCONWAY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LN | £615,000 | 08/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 BURNHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LX | £460,000 | 06/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 83 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5RS | £625,000 | 18/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 49 BEELEIGH ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JP | £225,000 | 07/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 39 BLANCHLAND ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5ND | £475,000 | 12/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 16 BARDNEY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JL | £450,000 | 16/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 13 BURNHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LX | £475,000 | 26/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 39 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LJ | £525,000 | 15/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 BUCKFAST ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5LY | £475,000 | 05/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 25 BUCKFAST ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5NA | £472,000 | 27/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 33 BAYHAM ROAD, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5JH | £605,000 | 25/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 72 HAZELWOOD AVENUE, MORDEN, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SM4 5RR | £571,000 | 17/03/2023 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £522,050 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 4.7%
- **10y growth:** 26.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Merton; Terraced series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 13.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 18.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Merton). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,963/mo
- **Realistic:** £2,181/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,399/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Outer South London (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Island House, SM4 | £1,900/mo | 2 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Birchwood Close, SM4 | £1,759/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Morden Road, CR4 | £1,650/mo | 2 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,770/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £219,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £175,900

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,759/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-175/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 125 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 73 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Other theft | 22 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **324** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Liberty Woodland School | Other | 0.1 miles | Requires improvement — 16 Jul 2020 |
| The London Acorn School | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2023 |
| Perseid School | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 23 Apr 2012 |
| Abbotsbury Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2013 |
| Poplar Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Sep 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9007301
- **Address:** 79 Bayham Road, MORDEN, SM4 5JH
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/08/2012
- **Work Completed:** 16/01/2012
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #6651116
- **Address:** 79 Bayham Road, MORDEN, SM4 5JH
- **Certificate Issued:** 29/06/2009
- **Work Completed:** 03/06/2009
- **Items:** 3 window(s)