Flat 42, Buckingham Court, 78, Buckingham Gate, London, City Of Westminster, Greater London, SW1E 6PE

Flat
689 sq ft
142.4%
PROPERTY VALUATION
£
Last sold: April 2019
VALUATION RANGE
£2.29M - £2.46M
LOW OFFER | HIGH OFFER
PRICE CHANGE
£1,396,000
Percentage change: +142.4%

This valuation does not take into account any home improvements or extensions made to the property.

At a sale price of £2.38M, we expect this property to be in very good condition (or is significantly more desirable for some other reason) based on its price per square foot.

Get an updated valuation by simply telling us about any renovations made.

Property summary Last updated: 02/04/2024

Last updated: 02/04/2024

Flat 42, Buckingham Court, 78 is a 4th floor flat spread over 689 square feet, making it one of the bigger properties here - it is ranked as the 4th most expensive property* in SW1E 6PE, with a valuation of £2,376,000.

Since it last sold in April 2019 for £980,000, its value has increased by £1,396,000.

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Essential buying details

  • Built between 1900 and 1929, the property has sold four times over the last 29 years.

  • If no refurbishment work has been carried out since it was last purchased, we expect the property to sell for between £2.29M and £2.46M.

  • This property has increased in price by £1,396,000 since it last sold in 2019 - this equates to a 19.3% rise each year.
  • The property didn't turn out to be a great investment for the previous owner - returning on average 2.9% per annum.

  • 8 flats have sold at an average price of £1,437,206 in SW1E 6 over the last 12 months.

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Sale history

The most paid for a property in Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6PE was £15,000,000 in 2015.

Date Price Change
Today's value* £2,376,000 142.4%
12 Apr 2019 £980,000 41.0%
15 Feb 2007 £695,000 39.8%

Recent sales

10 MOST RECENT SALES IN SW1E 6PE

Flat 42, Buckingham Court, 78, Buckingham Gate is moderately bigger than the average property in this postcode.

The local market - SW1E 6PE

  • The average property value here is £3,116,000.
    • Valuations range from £192,000 to £30,198,000.
    • Expect to pay £3,687 to £4,988 per square foot to live in SW1E 6PE depending on the property's condition and size of its garden.
  • No properties have sold in SW1E 6PE over the last 5 years.
  • Buckingham Gate has 10 postcodes associated with it.
    • The average price of property in Buckingham Gate is £2,957,918.
    • Property in Buckingham Gate typically sells for between £2,466 and £3,336 per square foot.
    • Properties in Buckingham Gate are currently valued at an average cost per square foot of £2,901.
142%
This property has increased in price by 142% since it last sold 5 years ago
24%
This property is 24% less expensive than average in Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6PE
  • At a sale price of £2.38M, we expect this property to be in a substantially better condition than the neighbouring properties in the road.
  • This property has a higher cost per square foot than other properties in the road, which is why we think it is more likely to be in good condition.

    This can be caused by it having recently been refurbished to a high standard although it could also be because the property has more appealing architecture, a bigger garden, more parking spaces or a garage etc.

  • At a valuation of £2.38M this property has a cost per square foot of £3,448 - this is substantially more than the average for the area (which is currently £2,901).

  • If we valued this property using the average cost per square foot (CPSF) - it would be worth £2M. For it to sell for this amount, we would expect it to be in a similar state decoratively to the average property here and also have a similar sized plot of land.
  • We use survey data provided by RICS qualified surveyors to obtain the property's size. This is calculated in a slightly different way to how an estate agent will measure a property as it only includes habitable space.
  • To calculate the price per square foot, you divide the property's sale price by its total square footage.
Prices start at:
£192k
Average house price:
£3.12M
Most expensive:
£30.2M
Flat 42, Buckingham Court, 78, Buckingham Gate, London is a flat with 689 square feet of internal space built between 1900 and 1929.
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Valuation details

The most likely sale price is £2,376,000 but at the lower end we think it should fetch a minimum of £2,293,000.

On a cost per square foot basis, this property is valued at 21% less than the other houses in this postcode.

A lower cost per square foot can indicate that the property is in a worse condition and needs more refurbishment work or that it has a smaller garden (for more information see our valuation review) of this property.

If the property was previously purchased in a bad state of repair, making home improvements could increase its sale price to £2,732,000.

UPDATE VALUATION
Investment Performance
Annual change: 2.9%

The previous owner had the property for 12 years, having purchased it in February 2007 for £695,000.

During this time, the price rose by £285,000 (41%), which equates to it increasing in value by 2.9% each year.

The property didn't turn out to be a great investment for the previous owner.

PropertyValuation
75 - 77, Buckingham Gate
£192,000
Flat 63, Buckingham Court, 78
280 sq.ft.
£1,019,000
64 Buckingham Court, Buckingham Gate
£1,415,000
Flat 42, Buckingham Court, 78
689 sq.ft.
£2,376,000
Flat 31, Buckingham Court, 78
689 sq.ft.
£30,198,000

How does this property compare?

  • Most likely sale price: £2,376,000.
    • Cost per squre foot: £3,448 (at a valuation of £2,376,000)
    • The average cost per square foot for this postcode is £4338.
  • Leasehold flat.
    • 689 square feet.
    • 12% bigger than the average property in this postcode.
    • 24% less expensive than the average here.
  • Property energy rating: 74 (max. score 100).
    • This is above average for this postcode.

The property market across SW1E 6

  • The average price paid for a flat in the area SW1E 6 over the past year is £1.44M.
  • Flats have been selling for £1,257 per square foot across SW1E 6.
  • 8 flats have sold over the last 12 months (in the area coverring SW1E 6).
What does it cost to live in this area?

Our property valuation model calculates the latest property prices using data from trusted external sources in combination with available user-submitted information - this includes HM Land Registry which is the UK's official register for ownership of land and property in England and Wales.

The model takes into account what has sold, when and how prices have changed over time. It also brings in multiple datasources to cross reference accuracy with the latest sales data and cost per square foot benchmarks.

In addtion to this, we filter out bad data where we are able to identify it so we can improve accuracy.

If home improvements have been made or the property has been extended after it was last purchased, these improvements won't be taken into account if we don't know about them. For properties that have had home improvements made, you can get an updated valuation here.

A number of things can make a property more desirable and sell for more money per square foot than others in the area.

Some of the things that can cause a property to be worth more per square foot include:

  • Good school catchment area
  • Good transport links
  • Bigger garden
  • Offstreet parking and garages
  • High quality architectural designs (a.k.a pretty houses!)
  • Good quality home improvements

We use multiple data sources to provide reliable property information to you.

Some of the data sources we use are:

  • HM Land Registry
  • Ordnance Survey
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
  • Royal Mail
  • Estate agents
  • Property listings

* Excluding properties that we've been unable to calculate a valuation for. ** Excludes property transactions that occurred before 1995.

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The latest HM Land registry data covers property transactions up until 29/02/2024 - this was released on the 28/03/2024.