4 Forge Cottages, in W5, is a freehold terraced house on Forge Cottages. It last sold for £510,000 in 2007 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 85% on its first recorded sale of £274,950 in 1999.
Busier areaFlood risk high6 of 16 schools Good+Quiet by DEFRA mappingEPC E
51.50937, -0.30636 · W5 5EG
PART 01The home at a glanceWhat it is, and the one-number read across every dataset.
What this home is
The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.
Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.
Everything on 4 Forge Cottages, unlocked
The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.
Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.
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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)
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Ealing Independent College · Secondary247 mOfsted ↗
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Results & admissions for all 16 schools in range
Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.
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Clifton Lodge School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Grange Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.
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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
The neighbourhood
Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Ealing 031F neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.
IMD decile 7/10 — less deprived than most of England; household income about 46% above the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.
7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived
In plain terms: education & skills and health score well, but a weaker living environment.
Breakdown by domain
Income8/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills10/10
Health9/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access4/10
Living environment1/10
Household income (after housing costs)
This neighbourhood£81k
Ealing£72.8k
London£75.7k
England & Wales£55.4k
46% above the national average.
Shared & rented housing: Moderate
A mix of owners and renters; some shared housing likely.
Housing tenure
Owned63%
Private rented32%
Social rented5.6%
Lives rent free0.3%
Age profile
Aged 40 to 44 years4.3%
Aged 45 to 49 years4.3%
Aged 50 to 54 years4.3%
Aged 55 to 59 years3.9%
Aged 35 to 39 years3.8%
Occupation
Professional occupations33%
Managers, directors and senior officials26%
Associate professional and technical occupations19%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations5.5%
Administrative and secretarial occupations5.0%
Qualifications
Level 4 qualifications and above69%
Level 3 qualifications11%
Level 2 qualifications7.2%
No qualifications6.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.0%
The dark tick on each bar marks the England & Wales average.
ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.
PART 05Safety & environmentCrime and road safety, flood and ground risk, noise and air.
Crime & safety
Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of W5 5EG.
Busier area
1,559 crimes over 24 months — about 65 a month, most often shoplifting (20%). Trend falling (+15% year on year).
Lower crime than about 65% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.
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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.
Noise, air & designations
DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 4 Forge Cottages's location.
A quiet pocket by DEFRA mapping · NO₂ ~19 µg/m³
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime53 dB Lden
✗ 0 dB above the 53 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 5385 dB
Night46 dB Lnight
✗ 1 dB above the 45 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 4585 dB
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Nearest airport: London Heathrow, 11.1 km away — may see overflight depending on runway use.
What does a decibel sound like?
40
Quiet library
50
Quiet home
60
Conversation
70
Busy main road
80
Heavy traffic
Decibels are logarithmic: every +10 dB sounds roughly twice as loud, so 65 dB is markedly noisier than 55 — not “a little” more.
NO₂19 µg/m³Moderate
PM2.59 µg/m³Moderate
PM1014 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
19 µg/m³Moderate
19 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
PM2.5
9 µg/m³Moderate
9 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
PM10
14 µg/m³Good
14 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Planning designations at this address
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Listed building — No
Not statutorily listed, so the usual alteration rules apply.
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Conservation area — Yes
In a conservation area — extra controls on demolition, extensions, windows, cladding and even some trees.
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Article 4 direction — No
No Article 4 direction — normal permitted-development rights apply.
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Tree preservation order — No
No tree preservation order recorded on the plot.
Also recorded here: Air Quality Management Area.
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The 2 planning applications near this address, in full
Applications at and near this property with their outcomes, the local approval rate, major developments nearby, and odour sources within range.
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Planning applications at this property, with outcomes
Applications next door & nearby (within 40 m)
Local approval rate & major developments
Odour sources within range (sewage works, landfill, industry)
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From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.
When did 4 Forge Cottages last sell, and for how much?
4 Forge Cottages last sold for £510,000 on 28 Sept 2007, according to HM Land Registry.
How many times has 4 Forge Cottages been sold?
HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 4 Forge Cottages between 1999 and 2007. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.
How big is 4 Forge Cottages?
Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 103 m² of floor area.
What council tax band is 4 Forge Cottages?
4 Forge Cottages is in council tax band F, costing about £3,090 a year (Ealing).
How energy efficient is 4 Forge Cottages?
Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 52). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.
What is 4 Forge Cottages worth today?
Carrying its 2007 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 7.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £1,516,000–£2,526,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.
What is crime like near 4 Forge Cottages?
Police recorded 1,559 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 65 a month, most often shoplifting. The trend is falling. (Source: Police.uk)
What schools are near 4 Forge Cottages?
16 schools are within range, 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Clifton Lodge School (194 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)
Is 4 Forge Cottages at risk of flooding?
No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is high. Rivers-and-sea risk is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)
How fast is broadband at 4 Forge Cottages?
Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)
Other homes at W5 5EG
Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Forge Cottages.
HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.
Buying or selling 4 Forge Cottages?
The full £5 report opens every locked panel in this dossier — a precise comparables-based valuation, the itemised EPC, planning activity, school results and admissions odds, forward-looking flood risk, a negotiation read and a viewing checklist, for this exact home.