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Get started38 Freston Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnet (EN4 9LX). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Sale prices here have outpaced Barnet HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,222,000 in May 2024.
38 Freston Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Non material amendment to 15/00026/HOU to allow relocation of windows and door to west and rear extension.
Latest sale on 38 Freston Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 11 years.
£1,222,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 11 years.
38 Freston Gardens is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,092
Street avg £5,356
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Freston Gardens — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
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Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey wraparound rear/side extension, including demolition of the existing detached garage, and continuation of existing boundary fencing around the southern site perimeter
1 more application for this property
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29 May 2024Most recent
£1,222,000
+50.9%over 10 years30 August 2013
£810,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EN4 9LX: £1,005,000 (2024–2018).
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
EN4 9EZ
Closest school
0.5 km
Trent CofE Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB
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