8 Gainsborough Gardens, Camden, London, NW3 1BJ

8 Gainsborough Gardens is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Camden, London, London (NW3 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 114 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 85–503 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £4,589,000 is 46% below the 2017 sale of £8,500,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£6,927/sq ft) was about 508% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, change of use to residential and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).