Semi-Detached

40 ORCHARD DRIVE

EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SD

£900,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Park Grove	0.1 miles
Shop	Tesco Express	0.3 miles
Train station	Edgware	0.6 miles
University	Middlesex University	2.5 miles
Hospital	Watford General Hospital	5.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

165 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£900,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£5,455/m²

Local average

£633,587 (38 sales)

Street crime

326 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 28/07/2025

Expiry date: 27/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,562/year

Potential heating cost: £1,388/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,250

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/02/2026	£900,000	Semi-detached	—	£899,033 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£900,000
listed	15/07/2025	£925,000
sold	01/01/2005	£453,000
sold	01/01/1998	£280,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
147 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EN	£665,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
46 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EE	£545,000	01/09/2025	Semi-detached
137 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EG	£692,500	10/12/2024	Semi-detached
9 PARK GROVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SH	£750,000	15/12/2023	Semi-detached
87 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HB	£725,000	27/10/2023	Semi-detached
165 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EN	£515,000	24/10/2023	Semi-detached
81 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EG	£680,000	04/08/2023	Semi-detached
118 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EJ	£705,000	31/05/2023	Semi-detached
11 BARNWELL CLOSE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EZ	£660,000	27/10/2022	Semi-detached
18 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EE	£945,000	25/08/2022	Semi-detached
85 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HB	£780,000	15/08/2022	Semi-detached
22 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EE	£835,000	09/08/2022	Semi-detached
19 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HA	£835,000	27/06/2022	Semi-detached
7 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HA	£735,000	15/06/2022	Semi-detached
89 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HB	£870,000	12/05/2022	Semi-detached
3 BARNWELL CLOSE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EZ	£625,000	04/04/2022	Semi-detached
18 ORCHARD DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SD	£756,000	07/02/2022	Semi-detached
95 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EG	£468,500	25/11/2021	Semi-detached
139 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EL	£557,000	14/10/2021	Semi-detached
5 BARNWELL CLOSE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EZ	£630,000	22/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £698,700 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -0.3%

10y growth -4.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Barnet. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -2.7%

5y (index) 7.4%

10y (index) 14.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Barnet. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,741/mo

Realistic £1,934/mo

Optimistic £2,127/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Barnet.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South West Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
Studio Flat, Whitchurch Lane, HA8	£1,000/mo	1	0.62 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Whitchurch Lane, HA8	£1,200/mo	1	0.62 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, High St, HA8	£1,300/mo	1	0.62 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Edgware, HA8	£1,300/mo	1	0.63 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Whitchurch Lane, HA8	£1,300/mo	1	0.63 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Edgware, HA8	£1,150/mo	1	0.73 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Garratt Road, HA8	£1,050/mo	1	0.78 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, High St, HA8	£1,675/mo	2	0.8 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,247/mo (8 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.14%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 1.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 60×

Monthly cashflow £-2,444/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -11.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	88
Anti-social behaviour	83
Burglary	29
Other theft	26
Vehicle crime	24
Public order	19
Shoplifting	16
Theft from the person	14
Robbery	9
Drugs	7
Other crime	7
Criminal damage and arson	3
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	326

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
London Academy	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 23 Nov 2023
Tashbar of Edgware	Other	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 18 Jan 2023
North London Collegiate School	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch	Other	0.5 miles	Good — 11 Sep 2024
Aylward Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 26 Apr 2017

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 40 ORCHARD DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SD

## Property details

- Slug: `d9ab240` (address key hash: `d9ab240172413207607e5282d3dcf7075fb81148`)
- Postcode: HA8 7SD
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 165 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £900,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £5,455/m²
- Local average: £633,587 (38 sales)
- Street crime: 326 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £900,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 27/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,562/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,250

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0380-2858-6530-2125-3371)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £900,000 | Semi-detached | — | £899,033 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-66a6-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 ORCHARD DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SD | £900,000 | 06/02/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [164510990](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c19ee33)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £900,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-15 | £925,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £453,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £280,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 147 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EN | £665,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 46 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EE | £545,000 | 01/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 137 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EG | £692,500 | 10/12/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 9 PARK GROVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SH | £750,000 | 15/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 87 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HB | £725,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 165 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EN | £515,000 | 24/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 81 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EG | £680,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 118 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EJ | £705,000 | 31/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BARNWELL CLOSE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EZ | £660,000 | 27/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EE | £945,000 | 25/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 85 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HB | £780,000 | 15/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EE | £835,000 | 09/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HA | £835,000 | 27/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HA | £735,000 | 15/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 89 HILLSIDE GARDENS, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8HB | £870,000 | 12/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BARNWELL CLOSE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EZ | £625,000 | 04/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 ORCHARD DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 7SD | £756,000 | 07/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 95 KINGS DRIVE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EG | £468,500 | 25/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 139 GREEN LANE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EL | £557,000 | 14/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 5 BARNWELL CLOSE, EDGWARE, BARNET, GREATER LONDON, HA8 8EZ | £630,000 | 22/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £698,700 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -0.3%
- **10y growth:** -4.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Barnet; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 7.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 14.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Barnet). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,741/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,934/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,127/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South West Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Whitchurch Lane, HA8 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Whitchurch Lane, HA8 | £1,200/mo | 1 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, High St, HA8 | £1,300/mo | 1 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Edgware, HA8 | £1,300/mo | 1 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Whitchurch Lane, HA8 | £1,300/mo | 1 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Edgware, HA8 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.73 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Garratt Road, HA8 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High St, HA8 | £1,675/mo | 2 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,247/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.14% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 60×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-2,444/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -11.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 83 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Other theft | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Public order | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **326** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| London Academy | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 Nov 2023 |
| Tashbar of Edgware | Other | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 18 Jan 2023 |
| North London Collegiate School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 11 Sep 2024 |
| Aylward Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 26 Apr 2017 |