First Floor Flat, 5 Lancaster Drive, London, NW3 4EY
About First Floor Flat
First Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in London (NW3 4EY). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,242,000 sits 222.6% above the 2002 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
First Floor Flat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
First Floor Flat's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£1,242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 2002Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NW3 4EY: £1,560,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in NW3 4EY
1a, Lancaster Drive, Camden, London, NW3 4EY
Sold Dec 2023
£865,000Second Floor Flat, 5 Lancaster Drive, London, NW3 4EY
Sold Oct 2023
£1,575,0009b, Lancaster Drive, Camden, London, NW3 4EY
Sold Jan 2012
£1,800,0887a, Lancaster Drive, Camden, London, NW3 4EY
Sold Jun 2011
£792,5007d, Lancaster Drive, London, NW3 4EY
Sold Jan 2007
£437,000
Everything we know about First Floor Flat, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Lancaster Drive homes
On price per m², First Floor Flat runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,895
Street avg £7,909
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
Belsize Village — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Rosary Catholic Primary School. 72 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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB