The Garden House, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN
About The Garden House
The Garden House is a detached house in Camden, London, London (NW3 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 131 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 42 planning records sit against the property, 20 approved, 10 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows, a basement excavation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Garden House 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2024ExtensionIn report
Details submitted in relation to conditions 5 (landscaping), 7 (trees), and 8 (SUDs) of approved application 2019/3977/P (for: Various alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house (Class C3), including erection of a front roof dormer with 2 windows and a rear roof dormer extension; replacement and installation of new windows to all elevations, relocation of chimney to flank wall, re-cladding with slate on all elevations and roof; removal of part of eastern embankment and raised terrace to provide ground floor verandah with terrace above at first floor level; installation of timber cladding on outhouse.)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00909/OBS
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - Reduce by 1m. Cut back overhang obstructing neighbour's view by 1m. 1 x Sycamore (T2) - Reduce canopy by 2m. 1 x Magnolia (T3) - Reduce by 0.5m. 1 x Dawn Redwood (T4) Fell to ground level. 1 x Willow (T5) - Reduce by 2m and crown lift up to 3m.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/1312/T
What's in The Garden House, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN's planning history?
40 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Garden House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,798,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NW3 1AN: £950,000 (2016–2000).
Nearby sales in NW3 1AN
Beechey Cottage, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN
Sold May 2016
£3,925,000Heathurst, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN
Sold Jul 2010
£1,550,000Upfleet, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN
Sold Aug 2009
£169,000Leasteps, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN
Sold Aug 2008
£925,000Lakeview, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AN
Sold Apr 1999
£250,000
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Versus other Vale Of Health homes
The Garden House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 223 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jack Straws Castle / Whitestone Pond — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead. 47 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB