15 Ash Grove, Hayes, UB3 1JR

15 Ash Grove is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hayes (UB3 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 24 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 sits 238.2% above the 2002 sale of £124,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.