3 Dorchester Road, Northolt, UB5 4PA
About 3 Dorchester Road
3 Dorchester Road is a semi-detached house in Northolt (UB5 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2025 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2024); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 78 m² this is the 7th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–224 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 22 units on file.
Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 26.7% below the 2024 sale of £610,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£727/sq ft) was about 228.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £610,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 78 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
3 Dorchester Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A subdivision application was refused at 3 Dorchester Road in 2025.
- Mar 2026SubdivisionConditionsIn report
Details of a Noise Assessment Report pursuant to Condition 6 of planning permission ref: 251145FUL dated 25.03.2025 for; Conversion of existing house into 2 self-contained flats and provision of associated cycle storage and refuse storage facilities; Single storey side/rear (wrap around) extension, following demolition of side existing side extension; First floor rear extension; alteration of roof from hip to gable end; rear roof extension and installation of two roof lights to front roofslope
- Agent
- Excel Planning
ExtensionChange of Use- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 252205CND
- Nov 2025SubdivisionConditionsIn report
Submission of a Noise Details Report pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission ref: 251145FUL dated 25.03.2025 for; Conversion of existing house into 2 self-contained flats and provision of associated cycle storage and refuse storage facilities; Single storey side/rear (wrap around) extension, following demolition of side existing side extension; First floor rear extension; alteration of roof from hip to gable end; rear roof extension and installation of two roof lights to front roofslope
- Agent
- Excel Planning
ExtensionChange of Use- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 252432CND
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Sales history & valuation
3 Dorchester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£610,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2024Most recent
£610,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in UB5 4PA: £560,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in UB5 4PA
Versus other Dorchester Road homes
On epc rating, 3 Dorchester Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Danemead Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Petts Hill Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







