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3 sales on record
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 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. At 93 m² this is the 28th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,239,000 is 10.5% below the 2018 sale of £1,385,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,384/sq ft) was about 105.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £1,385,000 in November 2018.
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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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£1,239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2018)
£1,385,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 15 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.
On epc rating, Balmoral Apartments runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£14,892
Street avg £10,863
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the London district page.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around W2 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
63.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 92 points of interest in total.
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