5 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
About 5 Achilles Road
5 Achilles Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Camden, London, London (NW6 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £1,700,000 in July 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 161 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,142,000 is 26% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£981/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Achilles Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Achilles Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2019ConditionsIn report
Details of materials for approved infill extension as required by condition 4 of planning permission reference 2018/4325/P dated 22/11/2018 (erection of single storey infill rear extension to single family dwelling (Class C3).
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/3268/P
- Jan 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Rear dormer and roof extension to dwellinghouse including repositioning of front rooflights.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/5955/P
What's in 5 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Achilles Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£2,142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 21 years.
£1,700,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2018Most recent
£1,700,000
+65.0%over 10 years4 March 2008
£1,030,000
+168.2%over 8 years13 May 1999
£384,000
+39.6%over 1 year21 May 1997
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NW6 1DZ: £1,576,113 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in NW6 1DZ
55 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
Sold Apr 2025
£2,600,00039 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
Sold May 2023
£975,000Ground Floor Flat, 31 Achilles Road, London, NW6 1DZ
Sold Mar 2022
£730,00035 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
Sold Nov 2020
£1,576,11333 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
Sold Nov 2020
£2,225,000
Versus other Achilles Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Achilles Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,559
Street avg £9,139
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fortune Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Emmanuel Church of England Primary School. 56 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
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB








