7 Alma Terrace, Kensington And Chelsea, London, W8 6QY

7 Alma Terrace is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensington And Chelsea, London, London (W8 6QY). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2266 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 210 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (251 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation, subdivision and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £3,841,000 is 11.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,523/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.