8a, Montrose Road, Harrow, HA3 7DU

8a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrow (HA3 7DU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 88 m² this is the 20th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 29 units on file.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Harrow HPI: 19.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 92.7% above the 2003 sale of £163,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 41.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 28 EPCs).