1 Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 5QE

1 Kensington Court Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W8 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 73 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–300 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 (41 versus a best of 79).

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £834,000 is 36.3% below the 2019 sale of £1,310,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,667/sq ft) was about 94.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (220 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £1,310,000 in February 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.