17 Birkdale Road, Ealing, London, W5 1JZ
About 17 Birkdale Road
17 Birkdale Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Ealing, London, London (W5 1JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 364 m² (around 3918 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 364 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £2,548,000 sits 189.5% above the 2013 sale of £880,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (November 2013).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
17 Birkdale Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Retention of a five bedroom two-storey detached dwellinghouse (with habitable accommodation in the loft space); and provision of refuse storage and landscaping (following the demolition of an existing dwellinghouse and attached garage)(Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 171753FUL
- Oct 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey (Max 5.5m deep and Max 3m high) extension (42 day Prior Notification Process)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 164597PALHE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Birkdale Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Birkdale Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£880,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 November 2013Most recent
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in W5 1JZ: £1,725,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in W5 1JZ
9 Birkdale Road, Ealing, London, W5 1JZ
Sold Nov 2024
£3,050,00014 Birkdale Road, Ealing, London, W5 1JZ
Sold Mar 2024
£1,725,0004 Birkdale Road, Ealing, London, W5 1JZ
Sold Dec 2022
£1,800,00034 Birkdale Road, Ealing, London, W5 1JZ
Sold Mar 2020
£1,300,0007 Birkdale Road, Ealing, London, W5 1JZ
Sold Mar 2015
£1,300,000
Everything we know about 17 Birkdale Road, 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 Birkdale Road homes
Price per m² for 17 Birkdale Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,418
Street avg £6,135
Floor Area
364 m²
Street avg 211 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mount Avenue — bus station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Montpelier Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB