14 Simon Close, Portobello Road, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W11 3DJ

14 Simon Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W11 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2024 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 20.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £852,000 sits 223.3% above the 2004 sale of £263,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 57.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 49 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).