8 Althorpe Road, Harrow, HA1 4RA
About 8 Althorpe Road
8 Althorpe Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA1 4RA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 806 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 10 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 34.1% above the 2015 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
8 Althorpe Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Althorpe Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2019RenovationFullIn report
Installation of vehicular crossover
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/1292/19
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P/5176/16
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Althorpe Road
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Althorpe Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 18 years.
£272,950
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2015Most recent
£272,950
+56.0%over 5 years22 December 2009
£175,000
-26.3%over 2 years14 December 2007
£237,500
+32.7%over 2 years25 May 2005
£179,000
+2.9%over 2 years7 February 2003
£174,000
+45.0%over 2 years21 December 2000
£120,000
+29.6%over 1 year12 July 1999
£92,585
+14.4%over 1 year14 November 1997
£80,950
+8.0%23 July 1997
£74,950
+78.5%23 June 1997
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA1 4RA: £565,000 (2023–2015).
Everything we know about 8 Althorpe Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Althorpe Road homes
On floor area, 8 Althorpe Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,647
Street avg £3,548
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.5 km
Rutland Road (HA1) — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Norbury School. 33 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
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB