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About 53 Dovehouse Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53 Dovehouse Street is a detached house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (SW3 6JY). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 42 m² this is the 5th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–243 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 40.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£796/sq ft) was about 24.9% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
53 Dovehouse Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2013)
£360,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 53 Dovehouse Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW3 6JY
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Versus other Dovehouse Street homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 53 Dovehouse Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,571
Street avg £13,902
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 41 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 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
0.1 km
Sydney Street / Chelsea Old Town Hall — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SW3 6JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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