5 Cambridge Road, Harrow, HA2 7LA
About 5 Cambridge Road
5 Cambridge Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £633,000 is 17.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£463/sq ft) was about 98.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £538,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
5 Cambridge Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 5 Cambridge Road in 2021.
- Aug 2024SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of dwelling into two flats (2 x 2 beds) and associated external alterations; separate amenity space; boundary treatment; bin/cycle storage
- Reference
- PL/2403/24
- Nov 2021Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT (PROPOSED):Alterations to roof to form end gable and rear dormer; installation of two rooflights in front roofslopes and window in side of end gable.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/3735/21
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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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£633,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£538,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 January 2021Most recent
£538,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA2 7LA: £332,750 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in HA2 7LA
Everything we know about 5 Cambridge 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Cambridge Road homes
5 Cambridge Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,981
Street avg £3,868
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
North Harrow Underground Station — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Nower Hill High School. 37 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
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB