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Buying at SW17 9LA

Before you offer on a home at SW17 9LA: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £440k. In Tooting East.

1 to check4 clear£440k typical on Longley Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Note
Busy road: A24, 380 m awayAbout 20,142 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Note
Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 45 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband90% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£440ktypical sale on Longley Road, last 10 years

£7,484typical price per m² in Tooting East

£870–£13,170per m² for homes at SW17 9LA sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £7,484 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £674k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Tooting East

Tooting East

+13% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	1	£1.20m	£1.20m – £1.20m
Semi-detached	3	£780k	£605k – £1.19m
Terraced	54	£780k	£423k – £1.25m
Flat	159	£470k	£124k – £855k

Standard sales in Tooting East. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

21sales on Longley Road in the last two years

217sales in Tooting East in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW17 9LA

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Longley RoadTerraced	£125,500, Jan 2001	–	Buyer's report →
1a, Longley RoadFlat	£1,500,000, Feb 2025	–	Buyer's report →
5, Longley RoadTerraced	£268,000, Jul 2010	102 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Longley RoadTerraced	£298,000, Apr 2003	107 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Longley RoadTerraced	£405,000, Nov 2010	108 m²	Buyer's report →
13, Longley RoadTerraced	£420,000, Dec 2010	98 m²	Buyer's report →
15, Longley RoadTerraced	£420,000, Jan 2012	100 m²	Buyer's report →
17a, Longley RoadFlat	£150,000, Jul 2005	46 m²	Buyer's report →
17b, Longley RoadFlat	£162,500, Jun 2006	50 m²	Buyer's report →
19b, Longley RoadFlat

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Buying at SW17 9LA

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £440k. In Tooting East.

1 to check4 clear£440k typical on Longley Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A24, 380 m awayAbout 20,142 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 45 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband90% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£440ktypical sale on Longley Road, last 10 years

£7,484typical price per m² in Tooting East

£870–£13,170per m² for homes at SW17 9LA sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £7,484 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £674k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Tooting East, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£329k	£279k	£1,650 a month	6.0%
2 beds	£460k	£399k	£2,100 a month	5.5%
3 beds	£706k	£611k	£2,800 a month	4.8%
4+ beds	£881k	£777k	£3,700 a month	5.0%
All homes	£562k	£414k	£2,380 a month	5.1%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places