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Get started40 Cornwall Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (SW7 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. At 65 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,280,000 is 59% below the 2023 sale of £3,120,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4,459/sq ft) was about 644.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 65 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 27 EPCs). Last sale on file: £3,120,000 in January 2023.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Replacement of three steel casement windows at front elevation with three wooden sash windows.
Latest sale on 40 Cornwall Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 27 years.
£3,120,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 27 years.
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Price per m² for 40 Cornwall Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£48,000
Street avg £10,360
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Queens Gate Terrace — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Discharge of Conditions 5a attached to planning permission PP/10/2982 and listed building consent LB/2983 and discharge of Condition 7 attached to listed building consent LB/10/2983.
8 more applications for this property
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31 January 2023Most recent
£3,120,000
+483.2%over 23 years31 March 1999
£535,000
+153.6%over 3 years10 October 1995
£211,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SW7 4AA: £1,050,000 (2024–2021).
Rear Basement Flat 40 Cornwall Gardens London
Sold Oct 2024
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Sold May 2023
Flat 2 38 Cornwall Gardens London
Sold Apr 2023
Flat 5 43 Cornwall Gardens London
Sold Dec 2021
Flat 3 43 Cornwall Gardens London
Sold Sept 2021
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
SW7 4AJ
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School. 68 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.2dB