8 Cranford Drive, Hayes, UB3 4LA
About 8 Cranford Drive
8 Cranford Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hayes (UB3 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 136.9% above the 2006 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
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 Rating
Planning history
8 Cranford Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension (retrospective application).
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 64247/APP/2008/2148
- Jun 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION).
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 64247/APP/2008/1305
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Cranford Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Cranford Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 August 2006Most recent
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in UB3 4LA: £330,000 (2023–2018).
Everything we know about 8 Cranford Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cranford Drive homes
8 Cranford Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,092
Street avg £3,130
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Harold Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cranford Park Academy. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.1dB