21 Hardie Close, Brent, London, NW10 0UH

21 Hardie Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Brent, London, London (NW10 0UH). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 60 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 61.4% above the 2007 sale of £140,000. At 60 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.