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EPC B
About Balmoral Apartments
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Balmoral Apartments is a mid-terrace house in Westminster, London, London (W2 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 42 m² this is the 5th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in Balmoral Apartments, where floor areas span 23–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (87 versus a worst of 66).
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,062/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 34 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sold in September 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Balmoral Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Balmoral Apartments has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2013)
£480,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Praed Street homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Balmoral Apartments outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,429
Street avg £10,971
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Praed Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
63.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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