8 Orchard Grove, Harrow, HA3 9QS

8 Orchard Grove is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrow (HA3 9QS). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 is 37.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,445/sq ft) was about 346.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.