78 Clayton Road, Hayes, UB3 1BA

78 Clayton Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hayes (UB3 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–113 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 41.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 295.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.