Chestnut Cottage, Vale Of Health, Camden, London, NW3 1AZ
About Chestnut Cottage
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chestnut Cottage has been through 10 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn 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
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Chestnut Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£2,025,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 14 years.
£4,775,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2019Most recent
£4,775,000
+2.7%over 4 years28 August 2014
£4,650,000
+67.3%over 5 years7 October 2008
£2,780,000
+39.0%over 3 years28 April 2005
£2,000,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in NW3 1AZ: £1,500,000 (2019–1995).
Everything we know about Chestnut Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
0.1 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB