23 Portland Road, Southall, UB2 4BX

23 Portland Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southall (UB2 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 29 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 48.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 219.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.