16 Sparkbridge Road, Harrow, HA1 1TJ
About 16 Sparkbridge Road
16 Sparkbridge Road is a semi-detached house in Harrow (HA1 1TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 31% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 123.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Sparkbridge Road has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall, 3.885 metres maximum height, 3 metres high to the eaves
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/5061/18/PRIOR
- Nov 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension extending 6 metres beyond the original rear wall, 4 metres maximum height, 3.1 metres high to the eaves
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P/4437/18/PRIOR
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Sparkbridge Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 15 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2014Most recent
£410,000
+64.0%over 10 years6 February 2004
£249,950
+84.5%over 4 years26 August 1999
£135,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA1 1TJ: £525,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in HA1 1TJ
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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
Versus other Sparkbridge Road homes
On floor area, 16 Sparkbridge Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,942
Street avg £3,872
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
28/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Harrow Civic Centre / Harrow Mosque — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Marlborough Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB