Vale Lodge, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AX

Vale Lodge is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Camden, London, London (NW3 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 285 m² (around 3068 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 285 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £4,743,000 sits 568% above the 1995 sale of £710,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 73.6% below the postcode norm.