20 Blake House, Cottage Close, Harrow, HA2 0HG

20 Blake House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrow (HA2 0HG). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 104 m² this is the 19th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 73). The latest certificate (August 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 20% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.