Basement Flat, 1 Leinster Square, Westminster, London, W2 4PL
About Basement Flat
Basement Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Westminster, London, London (W2 4PL). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 39 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £712,000 is 42.4% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of windows and doors, enclosure of covered area to rear courtyard and alterations and landscaping to lightwells/courtyard. (Linked to 21/06141/LBC)
- Agent
- AtelierWest
New Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/06140/FULL
- Nov 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of windows and doors, enclosure of covered area to rear courtyard and alterations and landscaping to lightwells/courtyard, and internal alterations. (Linked to 21/06140/FULL)
- Agent
- AtelierWest
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/06141/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£712,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 January 2021Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in W2 4PL: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in W2 4PL
Flat 1, 1 Leinster Square, London, W2 4PL
Sold Jun 2025
£27,000Flat L, 4 Leinster Square, Westminster, London, W2 4PL
Sold Sept 2024
£857,500Ground Floor Flat, 2 Leinster Square, London, W2 4PL
Sold Sept 2023
£650,00010 Leinster Square, Westminster, London, W2 4PL
Sold May 2023
£4,120,000Flat A, 4 Leinster Square, London, W2 4PL
Sold Aug 2022
£560,000
Versus other Leinster Square homes
Basement Flat is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£7,463
Street avg £11,267
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chepstow Rd / Westbourne Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hallfield Primary School. 74 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB







