55 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
About 55 Achilles Road
55 Achilles Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Camden, London, London (NW6 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £2,600,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,278/sq ft) was about 115% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
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 system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Oct 2014RenovationFullIn report
Formation of roof terrace with balustrade at second floor level to rear of the property.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2014/4079/P
- Oct 2013ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and rear dormer to dwelling (Class C3).
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/5499/P
What's in 55 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 55 Achilles Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 11 years.
£2,600,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2025Most recent
£2,600,000
+52.9%over 11 years28 January 2014
£1,700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NW6 1DZ: £1,576,113 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in NW6 1DZ
39 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
£2,225,00013 Achilles Road, Camden, London, NW6 1DZ
Sold Sept 2019
£1,725,000
Versus other Achilles Road homes
55 Achilles Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£13,757
Street avg £8,784
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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








