17a, Pembridge Place, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W2 4XB

17a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W2 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 103.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,167,000 is 41.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,345/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.