2 Benhams Place, Camden, London, NW3 6QX
About 2 Benhams Place
2 Benhams Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Camden, London, London (NW3 6QX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; 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 A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,003/sq ft) was about 280.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £1,121,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Replacement of existing rear extension with new rear extension. Replacement boundary treatment and alteration to the front garden.
- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/1886/P
- Jul 2023ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of existing rear extension with new rear extension. General internal refurbishment works including lighting alterations and new second floor bathroom. Replacement boundary treatment to the front garden.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2023/2495/L
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Benhams Place
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,121,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2022Most recent
£1,121,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NW3 6QX: £1,300,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in NW3 6QX
1 Benhams Place, Camden, London, NW3 6QX
Sold Mar 2022
£1,090,0003 Benhams Place, Camden, London, NW3 6QX
Sold Jan 2022
£1,300,0009 Benhams Place, Camden, London, NW3 6QX
Sold Jan 2022
£1,675,0008 Benhams Place, Camden, London, NW3 6QX
Sold Feb 2020
£1,300,0007 Benhams Place, Camden, London, NW3 6QX
Sold Jan 2015
£1,350,000
Everything we know about 2 Benhams Place, 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 Benhams Place homes
2 Benhams Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£21,558
Street avg £11,751
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Hampstead Underground Station — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School. 55 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB