8 Exchange Buildings, Flat, St Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4PD
About 8 Exchange Buildings
8 Exchange Buildings is a mid-terrace house in Barnet (EN5 4PD). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Sold June 2023 for £350,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Exchange Buildings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Exchange Buildings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Exchange Buildings
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 6 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2023Most recent
£350,000
+16.7%over 5 years10 August 2017
£300,000
Everything we know about 8 Exchange Buildings, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other St Albans Road homes
On epc rating, 8 Exchange Buildings runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
St Albans Road Hadley Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barnet and Southgate College. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB