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3 sales on record
About 8 Vicarage Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Vicarage Gardens is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W8 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. 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: 15% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £7,068,000 is 14.9% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,943/sq ft) was about 173.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Vicarage Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Vicarage Gardens, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 4AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 8 Vicarage Gardens is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2017Tree WorksTreesRaise No Objection
FELL1 x Gleditsia Triacanthos (front)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Vicarage Gardens has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£7,068,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.0% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2008)
£6,150,000
Growth on file: 15.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Vicarage Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 8 Vicarage Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£20,918
Street avg £16,325
Floor Area
294 m²
Street avg 339 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
York House Place / Kensington High St — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around W8 4AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 111 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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