88 Kensington Church Street, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 4BU

88 Kensington Church Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W8 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1243 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. At 115 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–181 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 72). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 19 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,367,000 sits 207.5% above the 1997 sale of £444,555. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.