1 Black Rod Close, Hayes, UB3 4QJ
About 1 Black Rod Close
1 Black Rod Close is a semi-detached house in Hayes (UB3 4QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 is 13.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £520,000 in January 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Black Rod Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Black Rod Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Black Rod Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 January 2020Most recent
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in UB3 4QJ: £435,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 1 Black Rod Close, 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 Black Rod Close homes
1 Black Rod Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,063
Street avg £3,469
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.1 km
Harold Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cranford Park Academy. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB