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Buying at UB3 5HT

Before you offer on a home at UB3 5HT: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £410k. In Harlington & Cranford Cross.

1 to check3 clear£410k typical on Eton Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB, aircraft 56 dB (Heathrow)24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
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Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Residential extensions).
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1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
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Busy road: A312, 810 m awayAbout 54,117 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£410ktypical sale on Eton Road, last 10 years

£5,328typical price per m² in Harlington & Cranford Cross

£4,720–£5,850per m² for homes at UB3 5HT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,328 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £480k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Harlington & Cranford Cross

Harlington & Cranford Cross

+55% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	4	£542k	£455k – £625k
Semi-detached	25	£522k	£230k – £685k
Terraced	27	£425k	£190k – £645k
Flat	26	£308k	£97k – £345k

Standard sales in Harlington & Cranford Cross. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

4sales on Eton Road in the last two years

82sales in Harlington & Cranford Cross in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at UB3 5HT

Home	Last sold	Floor area
65, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£280,000, Jul 2005	–	Buyer's report →
67, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£265,000, Jul 2011	78 m²	Buyer's report →
69, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£325,000, Mar 2016	61 m²	Buyer's report →
71, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£335,000, Dec 2020	71 m²	Buyer's report →
73, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£210,000, Sept 2003	70 m²	Buyer's report →
79, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£415,000, Jun 2024	71 m²	Buyer's report →
82, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£182,000, Mar 2005	64 m²	Buyer's report →
84, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£182,000, Mar 2009	75 m²	Buyer's report →
86, Eton RoadSemi-detached	£99,950, May 1998	144 m²	Buyer's report →
88, Eton RoadSemi-detached

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Buying at UB3 5HT

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £410k. In Harlington & Cranford Cross.

1 to check3 clear£410k typical on Eton Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Noise above WHO guidelines: road 57 dB, aircraft 56 dB (Heathrow)24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.

Note

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (Residential extensions).

Note

1 listed building within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Note

Busy road: A312, 810 m awayAbout 54,117 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Note

Inside London's ULEZOlder vehicles that don't meet its standards pay a daily charge to drive here.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£410ktypical sale on Eton Road, last 10 years

£5,328typical price per m² in Harlington & Cranford Cross

£4,720–£5,850per m² for homes at UB3 5HT sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,328 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £480k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Harlington & Cranford Cross, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£188k	£164k	£1,400 a month	8.9%
2 beds	£360k	£302k	£1,710 a month	5.7%
3 beds	£457k	£418k	£1,990 a month	5.2%
4+ beds	£540k	£519k	£2,280 a month	5.1%
All homes	£409k	£321k	£1,410 a month	4.1%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare, or the postcode district's own rent (ONS, London). Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places