16 Birchway, Hayes, UB3 3PA
About 16 Birchway
16 Birchway is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hayes (UB3 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 770 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 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. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 64.9% above the 2007 sale of £224,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.65 metres.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 64426/APP/2026/95
- Feb 2026Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of roof space to habitable use to include a hip to gable end extension, a rear dormer with 2x Juliette balconies, gable end window, and 3x front roof lights (Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for an Proposed Use)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 64426/APP/2025/3255
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Birchway has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 10 years.
£224,950
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2007Most recent
£224,950
+15.4%over 3 years5 May 2003
£195,000
+178.6%over 5 years3 August 1997
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in UB3 3PA: £410,000 (2022–2018).
Everything we know about 16 Birchway, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Birchway homes
EPC Rating for 16 Birchway lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,146
Street avg £3,183
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Avondale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Minet Junior School. 47 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB