16 Forty Close, Wembley, HA9 8LJ
About 16 Forty Close
16 Forty Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wembley (HA9 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 is 33.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable end-roof, rear dormer extension with 2 Juliet balconies, 2x front rooflights, 1x upper level side window and alteration of ground floor side window to bungalow.
- Agent
- Structural Engineering Consultants
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/4316
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey rear to side extension, hip to gable end roof extension, rear dormer window and two front rooflights to dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/3895
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 16 Forty Close
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
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2021Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA9 8LJ: £560,000 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 16 Forty Close, 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
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Forty Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 16 Forty Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,893
Street avg £4,100
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Carlton Avenue East Wembley Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Preston Manor School. 44 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB