Flat 1a, 25 Onslow Square, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW7 3NJ
About Flat 1a
Flat 1a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (SW7 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–173 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £560,000 in October 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,301/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Flat 1a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Flat 1a has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Nov 2021ConditionsIn report
Details required by Condition 2 (Submission of details) of Listed Building Consent LB/21/01931 (Alterations and refurbishment to create open plan living/dining/kitchen, larger bedroom, additional wardrobe/storage space and refurbished en-suite bathroom)
- Council
- Thurloe and Smith's Charity
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- CON/21/06304
- May 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Alterations and refurbishment to create open plan living/dining/kitchen, larger bedroom, additional wardrobe/storage space and refurbished en-suite bathroom.
- Council
- Thurloe and Smith's Charity
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- LB/21/01931
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Flat 1a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Flat 1a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 22 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2020Most recent
£560,000
+116.2%over 19 years23 September 2001
£259,000
+40.0%over 1 year14 February 2000
£185,000
+60.9%over 1 year16 November 1998
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW7 3NJ: £2,800,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SW7 3NJ
Flat 2, 23 Onslow Square, London, SW7 3NJ
Sold Nov 2024
£2,825,000Flat 12, 25 Onslow Square, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW7 3NJ
Sold Oct 2024
£560,000Flat 11, 25 Onslow Square, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW7 3NJ
Sold Jul 2023
£1,600,000Flat 3, 23 Onslow Square, London, SW7 3NJ
Sold May 2023
£2,800,000Flat 1, 17 Onslow Square, London, SW7 3NJ
Sold Aug 2022
£3,600,000
Everything we know about Flat 1a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Onslow Square homes
CO₂ Emissions for Flat 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£14,000
Street avg £17,241
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Onslow Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School. 58 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB