1 Cairn Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 5HX
About 1 Cairn Avenue
1 Cairn Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Ealing, London, London (W5 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,428,000 sits 391.6% above the 1998 sale of £290,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 62.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Cairn Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- P/2006/0835
- Mar 2002OutlineIn report
Extension to roof incorporating hip to gable alterations and dormer extension; insertion of five rooflights to house (Lawful Development Certificate)
- Reference
- P/2002/0126
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Cairn Avenue
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Cairn Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 1998Most recent
£290,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in W5 5HX: £1,450,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in W5 5HX
8 Cairn Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 5HX
Sold May 2025
£1,550,0009 Cairn Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 5HX
Sold May 2025
£1,547,5006 Cairn Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 5HX
Sold Apr 2024
£1,125,00015 Cairn Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 5HX
Sold Dec 2023
£1,450,000Cairn House, Ground Floor Flat, Cairn Avenue, Ealing, London, W5 5HX
Sold Oct 2023
£580,000
Everything we know about 1 Cairn 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cairn Avenue homes
1 Cairn Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,839
Street avg £7,041
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Warwick Road / University Of West London — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Grange Primary 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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB