1a, Mount Drive, Harrow, HA2 7RW

1a is a six-bedroom detached house in Harrow (HA2 7RW). It has a recorded floor area of 263 m² (around 2831 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 263 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £956,000 sits 91.2% above the 2014 sale of £499,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.