291 Preston Road, Harrow, HA3 0QQ

291 Preston Road is a semi-detached house in Harrow (HA3 0QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £870,000 in March 2023.