197 Shaftesbury Avenue, South Harrow, Harrow, HA2 0AN

197 Shaftesbury Avenue is a semi-detached house in South Harrow, Harrow, Harrow (HA2 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 73 m² this is the 26th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 28 units on file.

At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.