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Buying at SW19 2XJ

Before you offer on a home at SW19 2XJ: 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.

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £515k. In Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge.

3 to check3 clear£515k typical on Hayward Close

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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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.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 76 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: A219, 110 m awayAbout 22,870 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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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.
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Gigabit broadband100% 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?

£515ktypical sale on Hayward Close, last 10 years

£6,351typical price per m² in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge

£3,470–£6,790per m² for homes at SW19 2XJ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,351 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £572k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge

Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge

+33% 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	2	£440k	£395k – £440k
Semi-detached	9	£423k	£300k – £650k
Terraced	37	£495k	£270k – £710k
Flat	62	£395k	£144k – £665k

Standard sales in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge. 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

1sales on Hayward Close in the last two years

110sales in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SW19 2XJ

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Hayward CloseTerraced	£550,000, Sept 2024	118 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Hayward CloseTerraced	£550,000, Jan 2022	114 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Hayward CloseTerraced	£560,000, Dec 2017	111 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Hayward CloseTerraced	£535,000, Nov 2018	154 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Hayward CloseOther	£520,000, Aug 2024	–	Buyer's report →
10, Hayward CloseTerraced	£591,000, Dec 2018	110 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Hayward CloseSemi-detached	£220,000, Jan 2003	122 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Hayward CloseTerraced	£570,000, May 2025	84 m²	Buyer's report →
18, Hayward CloseTerraced	£515,000, Oct 2016	99 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Hayward CloseTerraced

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Buying at SW19 2XJ

3 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £515k. In Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge.

3 to check3 clear£515k typical on Hayward Close

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.

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 76 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Check

Busy road: A219, 110 m awayAbout 22,870 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

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

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

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£515ktypical sale on Hayward Close, last 10 years

£6,351typical price per m² in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge

£3,470–£6,790per m² for homes at SW19 2XJ sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £6,351 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £572k. Check an asking price.

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

What homes cost and rent in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£303k	£227k	£1,650 a month	6.5%
2 beds	£438k	£366k	£1,950 a month	5.3%
3 beds	£588k	£498k	£2,750 a month	5.6%
4+ beds	£660k	£553k	£4,100 a month	7.5%
All homes	£449k	£355k	£1,910 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