Ground Floor Flat, 15 Fordhook Avenue, London, W5 3LS
About Ground Floor Flat
Ground Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in London (W5 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ground Floor Flat's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2021AmendmentIn report
Application for a Non-Material Amendment in (S96a) seeking to allow reduction of the footprint from 6m x 4.5m to 6m x 4m change to number of rooms from 2 offices + storage to 1 office + storage/ hobby room hybrid french door (front) move form right hand side to left, single door (front (move from left to right hand side), no side doors in relation to planning permission reference PP/2014/4336 dated 22/09/2014 for 'Garden office - Timber - 6m x 4.5m - 3 rooms - max hight 2.5m one french door (right hand side, front), one single door (left hand side, front), one single door (right hand side, right side of building) '
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 212440NMA
- Dec 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
- Agent
- WestShore Engineering
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 194566FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ground Floor Flat
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Ground Floor Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£476,000
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 W5 3LS: £1,050,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in W5 3LS
7 Fordhook Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3LS
Sold Feb 2024
£655,00021 Fordhook Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3LS
Sold Feb 2022
£1,050,00019 Fordhook Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3LS
Sold Aug 2020
£1,337,50045 Fordhook Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3LS
Sold Oct 2018
£1,225,00053a, Fordhook Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3LS
Sold Mar 2017
£561,000
Everything we know about Ground Floor Flat, 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
Versus other Fordhook Avenue homes
EPC Rating for Ground Floor Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Ealing Common — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Twyford Church of England High School. 36 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
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB