20 Elm Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 3XA
About 20 Elm Avenue
20 Elm Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Ealing, London, London (W5 3XA). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£935/sq ft) was about 102.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £1,550,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
20 Elm Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Elm Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension; insertion of new door to flank elevation
- Agent
- Sterling Town Planning
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 222592HH
- Aug 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell to ground level and poison stump
- Agent
- Tom Boswell Tree Services Ltd
- Reference
- P/2012/2871
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
£1,427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 2019Most recent
£1,550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in W5 3XA: £1,500,000 (2014–2008).
Nearby sales in W5 3XA
Everything we know about 20 Elm 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

Versus other Elm Avenue homes
On price per m², 20 Elm Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,065
Street avg £5,347
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 351 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 12.8 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
The Common / Warwick Dene — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Grange Primary School. 38 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
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB