Sold STC Detached

79 MURRAY ROAD

LONDON, GREATER LONDON SW19 4PF

4 baths 337 m² Listed 30 May 2023 (-1107d)

£5,250,000

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# 6 bedroom detached house for sale (SW19 4PF)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 79 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON SW19 4PF |
| Price | £5,250,000 |
| Bathrooms | 4 |
| Council tax | H |
| Last sold | £5,225,000 Aug 2023 |

## Description

A very attractively presented Edwardian family house in a highly regarded residential street just off the Common, close to the High Street and several of the area’s best schools

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/135471965/229742) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/135471965/229743) - EPC Rating Graph

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16032178
- **Address:** 79 Murray Road, LONDON, SW19 4PF
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/11/2023
- **Work Completed:** 12/10/2023
- **Items:** 4 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #16274225
- **Address:** 79 Murray Road, LONDON, SW19 4PF
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/04/2024
- **Work Completed:** 15/04/2024
- **Items:** 7 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #16369086
- **Address:** 79 Murray Road, LONDON, SW19 4PF
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/06/2024
- **Work Completed:** 20/06/2024
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 79 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PF | £5,225,000 | 23/08/2023 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 77 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PF | £6,100,000 | 10/09/2025 | Detached |
| 19 THE GRANGE, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PS | £5,300,000 | 17/07/2025 | Detached |
| 2 WILBERFORCE WAY, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4TH | £4,075,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 41 LINGFIELD ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PZ | £4,600,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 7 LAURISTON ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4TJ | £4,625,000 | 05/06/2023 | Detached |
| 29B RIDGWAY, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4SN | £1,200,000 | 18/04/2023 | Detached |
| 26 THE GRANGE, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PS | £8,100,000 | 11/04/2023 | Detached |
| 14 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PB | £6,300,000 | 14/03/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 81 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PF | £7,500,000 | 31/01/2023 | Detached |
| 18 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PB | £5,175,000 | 14/10/2022 | Detached |
| 1 WILBERFORCE WAY, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4TH | £3,829,408 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |

**Street average:** £6,800,000 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £4,800,490 (9 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £5,004,792 (12 Detached, SW19, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +4.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,887/mo
- **Realistic:** £2,097/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,307/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Stevenage & North Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Parkside House, SW19 | £1,700/mo | 1 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Kingsdown, SW19 | £3,250/mo | 3 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Arterberry Road, SW20 | £2,850/mo | 2 | 0.68 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,600/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.05% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £356,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £285,000

*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 £2,850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 0.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 153.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-18,135/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -14.3%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 104.5%
- **10y growth:** 337.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Merton; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 9%
- **10y growth (index):** 16.5%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

337 m²

Council tax band

Last sold

£5,225,000 Aug 2023

Local average

£5,004,792 (+4.9%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (27,201 of 33,755)

Street crime

217 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

Reception hall
2 Reception Rooms
Study
Kitchen/dining room
Cloakroom & Utility room
6 Bedrooms
4 Bath/shower rooms
Landscaped southerly garden
Garage
Driveway parking for 2 cars

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

A very attractively presented Edwardian family house in a highly regarded residential street just off the Common, close to the High Street and several of the area’s best schools

Listed by

Wimbledon - Sales

Robert Holmes & Co

Reference: 135471965

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #16032178 Recent

Property Details

Street: 79 Murray Road

Town: LONDON

Postcode: SW19 4PF

Installation Details

Items: 4 windows

Certificate Issued: 05/11/2023

Work Completed: 12/10/2023

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #16274225 Recent

Property Details

Street: 79 Murray Road

Town: LONDON

Postcode: SW19 4PF

Installation Details

Items: 7 windows

Certificate Issued: 28/04/2024

Work Completed: 15/04/2024

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

FENSA Certificate #16369086 Recent

Property Details

Street: 79 Murray Road

Town: LONDON

Postcode: SW19 4PF

Installation Details

Items: 2 windows

Certificate Issued: 30/06/2024

Work Completed: 20/06/2024

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	23/08/2023 (2 years ago)	£5,225,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street 77 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PF	£6,100,000	10/09/2025	Detached
19 THE GRANGE, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PS	£5,300,000	17/07/2025	Detached
2 WILBERFORCE WAY, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4TH	£4,075,000	30/06/2023	Detached
41 LINGFIELD ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PZ	£4,600,000	09/06/2023	Detached
7 LAURISTON ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4TJ	£4,625,000	05/06/2023	Detached
29B RIDGWAY, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4SN	£1,200,000	18/04/2023	Detached
26 THE GRANGE, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PS	£8,100,000	11/04/2023	Detached
14 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PB	£6,300,000	14/03/2023	Detached
Same street 81 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PF	£7,500,000	31/01/2023	Detached
18 MURRAY ROAD, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4PB	£5,175,000	14/10/2022	Detached
1 WILBERFORCE WAY, LONDON, MERTON, GREATER LONDON, SW19 4TH	£3,829,408	17/12/2021	Detached

Street average: £6,800,000 (2 sales)

Area average: £4,800,490 (9 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 104.5%

10y growth 337.5%

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

1y (index) 0.4%

5y (index) 9%

10y (index) 16.5%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,887/mo

Realistic £2,097/mo

Optimistic £2,307/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Merton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Stevenage & North Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SW19 4PF

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Wimbledon Telephone Exchange	0.1 miles
Shop	The Co-operative Food	0.1 miles
Shop	Bayley and Sage	0.2 miles
Train station	Wimbledon	0.7 miles
Train station	Wimbledon Chase	0.9 miles
University	Horton Halls Reception	2.1 miles
Hospital	Chapel Orchard Day Surgery	2.6 miles
Hospital	Queen Mary's Childrens' Hospital	3.3 miles
University	BIMM Institute London	4.1 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Shoplifting	51
Anti-social behaviour	47
Violence and sexual offences	37
Other theft	17
Vehicle crime	15
Public order	14
Bicycle theft	8
Burglary	7
Criminal damage and arson	7
Robbery	6
Theft from the person	4
Drugs	2
Other crime	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	217

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Wimbledon College	Secondary	0.2 miles	Good — 10 Oct 2013
King's College School	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Donhead Preparatory School	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
Wimbledon High School GDST	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Parkside House, SW19	£1,700/mo	1	0.21 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Flat, Kingsdown, SW19	£3,250/mo	3	0.32 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Arterberry Road, SW20	£2,850/mo	2	0.68 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,600/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.05%

Max investor price (0.8%) £356,250

Target investor price (1%) £285,000

Gross yield 0.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 153.5×

Monthly cashflow £-18,135/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -14.3%

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).