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Kensington Palace, 4 The Old Barracks, Palace Green, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 4PU

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
280 m²
3014 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Kensington Palace

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Kensington Palace is an end-of-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W8 4PU). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Kensington Palace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Kensington Palace, 4 The Old Barracks, Palace Green, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 4PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Kensington Palace has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Kensington Palace has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£6,279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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On the street

Versus other Palace Green homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Kensington Palace lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

44 (E)

Street avg 45 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

280 m²

Street avg 283 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 14.3 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par
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

0.3 km

York House Place / Kensington High St — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School. 75 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around W8 4PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for W8 4PU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for W8 4PU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Kensington Palace, 4 The Old Barracks, Palace Green, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 4PU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.