1 Elmcroft Close, Ealing, London, W5 2HQ

1 Elmcroft Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ealing, London, London (W5 2HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–128 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 74). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. 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. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £617,000 is 23.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,255/sq ft) was about 251.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.