19 Abbey Close, Hayes, UB3 3PJ

19 Abbey Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hayes (UB3 3PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to A across 33 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 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 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 33.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 32 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.