42a, Cornwall Gardens, Kensington And Chelsea, London, SW7 4AA

42a is a mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (SW7 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1535 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 143 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (62–143 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 16.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,786,000 is 41.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£821/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.