Flat 5, 33 Royal Crescent, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W11 4SN

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W11 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–74 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 310.8% above the 1997 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 42 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).