7 Cranston Close, Hounslow, TW3 3DQ

7 Cranston Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hounslow (TW3 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 80 m² this is the 55th smallest of 62 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 62 units on file.

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 157.7% above the 2000 sale of £111,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 44% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 61 EPCs).