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Chestnut Cottage, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AZ

Listed building4 sales on record17 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
29 m²
312 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band G
Overview

About Chestnut Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Chestnut Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Camden, London, London (NW3 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,025,000 is 57.6% below the 2019 sale of £4,775,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £4,775,000 in August 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 17 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chestnut Cottage, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Chestnut Cottage has been through 10 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. May 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Holly hedge - Reduce in height by approx. 4m to a final height of approx. 7m - 8m.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2022/1330/T
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2021
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    SIDE GARDEN: 1 x Magnolia Grandiflora (T2) - Reduce by 0.5 - 1m to improve form. REAR GARDEN: 1 x Bay Tree (T3) - Reduce height by approx. 2m and feather the sides to maintain a domed shape. 1 x Plum Tree (T4) - Reduce height by 2 - 3m to maintain the tree as a smaller specimen and bring the top in line with the surrounding hedge. 1 x Bay tree (T5) - Reduce height by 2 - 3m to maintain tree as a smaller specimen and bring the top in line with surrounding hedge. 1 x Holly Hedge (G1) - Trim the growth over the path as hard as possible while maintaining a green screen, approximately 0.3m over path and reduce the height by 1.5 - 2m to manage the height of the hedge.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    2020/2154/T
    View planning record

What's in Chestnut Cottage, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AZ's planning history?

15 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Chestnut Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£2,025,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£4,775,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2019Most recent

    £4,775,000

    +2.7%over 4 years
  2. 28 August 2014

    £4,650,000

    +67.3%over 5 years
  3. 7 October 2008

    £2,780,000

    +39.0%over 3 years
  4. 28 April 2005

    £2,000,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in NW3 1AZ: £1,500,000 (2019–1995).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Jack Straws Castle / Whitestone Pond — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead. 46 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NW3 1AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NW3 1AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NW3 1AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Chestnut Cottage, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.