18 Acorn Grove, Hayes, UB3 5JH

18 Acorn Grove is a mid-terrace house in Hayes (UB3 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 29.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 28 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 15 EPCs).