5 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS
About 5 Birkbeck Avenue
5 Birkbeck Avenue is a semi-detached house in Greenford (UB6 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2008Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of roof to habitable use to include rear dormer with a rear and a side facing window, 2 front rooflights and conversion of roof from hip to gable end to include a new gable end window (application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
- Agent
- C S Planning Associates
- Reference
- P/2008/4116
- Sept 2008Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Hip to gable roof extension, construction of a rear dormer extension and provision of two double rooflights to front (Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)
- Agent
- CS Planning Associates
Extension- Reference
- P/2008/2751
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Birkbeck Avenue
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Birkbeck Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in UB6 8LS: £450,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in UB6 8LS
Flat 1, 6 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS
Sold Aug 2023
£330,00016 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS
Sold Oct 2022
£510,000Flat 2, 6 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS
Sold Jun 2022
£425,0006 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS
Sold Apr 2021
£450,0003 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS
Sold Jul 2018
£486,500
Everything we know about 5 Birkbeck Avenue, 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 Birkbeck Avenue homes
5 Birkbeck Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birkbeck Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
William Perkin Church of England High School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB