# 1 bedroom ground floor flat for rent (W3 6BQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | FLAT 2, 40 BIRKBECK ROAD, LONDON, GREATER LONDON W3 6BQ |
| Price | £1,350 pcm |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Last sold | £225,000 Jul 2012 |

## Description

**Property reference number 5706250.** To enquire about this property click the "Request Details" button

This ground floor 1 bed property is located in Poet's Corner area in popular Acton Central, only 2 minutes walk from the overground station.

It is also minutes from the local park, restaurants and shops. 

This ground floor extension is within a large Edwardian house on a quiet residential street.

The flat has a newly refurbished bathroom, large double bedroom and a bright living room with french doors leading out to a patio area.

The flat is clean and tidy, gas central heating and double glazed. It has a separate well fitted kitchen with all necessary appliances.

The flat is furnished with fitted wardrobes, leather frame bed and chest of drawers in the bedroom and a comfortable recliner sofa with coffee table in the living room. 

* Please quote ref. **5706250** when enquiring about this property.

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**Tenant Fees:**

If the Landlord instructs Upad to reference prospective tenants there will be a fee of £75 per tenant.

There will be no other charges for renting this property.

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## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,851/mo
- **Realistic:** £2,057/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,263/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £648/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Churchfield Road, W3 | £1,750/mo | 1 | 0.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, High Street, W3 | £1,420/mo | 1 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Church Road, W3 | £2,100/mo | 1 | 0.31 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, High Street, W3 | £1,650/mo | 1 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Very Near Morrisons Supermarket Area, W3 | £1,650/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Beechwood Grove, W3 | £1,850/mo | 1 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,737/mo (6 listings)**

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,700/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1511.1%
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,500/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4596.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). 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)

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