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4 sales on record
About 8 Alba Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Alba Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W11 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 554 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,815,000 is 39.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,347/sq ft) was about 420.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2019 for £1,300,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Alba Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Alba Place, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W11 1LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Alba Place has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2021ConditionsDischarge of Conditions - Grant
Details required by Condition 5 (noise mitigation) of planning permission PP/21/00488 (Installation of air conditioning unit housed in cladded acoustic enclosure on roof top terrace at rear centre)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Alba Place has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,815,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2019)
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alba Place homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Alba Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£25,267
Street avg £12,713
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
18/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Portobello Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around W11 1LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 115 points of interest in total.
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