9 Douro Place, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 5PH

9 Douro Place is a semi-detached house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W8 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. At 273 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 89–436 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 25). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Today's modelled estimate of £5,850,000 is 28% below the 2022 sale of £8,125,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,765/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 21 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 7 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £8,125,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.