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About 1a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a is a mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (SW3 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £3,331,000 is 12.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,681/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 163 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £2,950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1a, First Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW3 2LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1a has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2012ExtensionFullGrant Planning Permission/Consent
Enclosing existing rear stair from lower ground to ground floor with glazed roof and renderd wall to match existing house. Creating new double doors from dining room to courtyard and infilling narrow window in dining room with recessed rendered panel.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£3,331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£2,950,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 1a, First Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW3 2LB
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Versus other First Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£18,098
Street avg £18,082
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fulham Road (SW3) — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW3 2LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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