1 Birkbeck Road, Ealing, London, W5 4ES
About 1 Birkbeck Road
1 Birkbeck Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ealing, London, London (W5 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £995,000 is 33.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2010DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey conservatory)
Extension- Reference
- PP/2010/2455
- Aug 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension to house
- Reference
- P/2001/2103
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Birkbeck Road
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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birkbeck Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£995,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 14 years.
£745,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£745,000
+213.0%over 13 years17 January 2000
£238,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in W5 4ES: £870,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in W5 4ES
5b, Birkbeck Road, Ealing, London, W5 4ES
Sold Jun 2024
£550,00025 Birkbeck Road, Ealing, London, W5 4ES
Sold Feb 2022
£950,0002 Birkbeck Road, Ealing, London, W5 4ES
Sold Jun 2021
£575,00012 Birkbeck Road, Ealing, London, W5 4ES
Sold Jul 2018
£880,00022 Birkbeck Road, Ealing, London, W5 4ES
Sold Jul 2018
£870,000
Everything we know about 1 Birkbeck 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 Birkbeck Road homes
Price per m²
£5,866
Street avg £6,822
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.2 km
Julien Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ealing Fields Church of England High School. 38 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB