Energy Performance Certificates in Bayswater

Common property types

• Lancaster Gate Stucco Terraces: The stucco-fronted terraces on Lancaster Gate are among the most impressive in Bayswater, fronting directly onto Hyde Park with generous floor-to-ceiling heights of three metres or more. Built in the 1860s and 1870s, they are of solid brick construction and have been variously converted into flats, hotels and serviced apartments. Residential flats here typically achieve D ratings.
• Inverness Terrace and Porchester Terrace Conversions: The side streets running north from Bayswater Road, including Inverness Terrace and Porchester Terrace, contain Victorian terraced houses converted into flats of one to four bedrooms. These properties range in condition from well-maintained managed blocks with modern services to older conversions with original heating systems, giving a wide range of EPC outcomes.
• Hyde Park Gardens Mansion Flats: Hyde Park Gardens is a double-sided terrace of mid-Victorian houses facing a private garden square, now predominantly occupied as luxury flats. The solid brick construction and original or replica sash windows mean EPC ratings of D are typical, though flats that have been comprehensively refurbished can achieve C.
• Modern Developments near Paddington Basin: The Paddington Basin regeneration zone at the eastern edge of the W2 postcode has produced a number of high-specification residential towers and apartment blocks. Built to modern building regulations or above, these developments achieve B or A ratings and serve as a benchmark for what is achievable with current construction standards in the area.

Typical EPC issues we find in Bayswater

• Mixed Hotel and Residential Use in Large Terraces: Some of the larger Lancaster Gate and Bayswater Road terraces contain both residential flats and hotel rooms or serviced apartments within the same building. Assessors focus on the self-contained residential units only and must confirm the occupancy type before beginning each survey.
• Solid Brick Behind Stucco Render: The Victorian stucco terraces of Bayswater share the same construction characteristics as those in Belgravia and Pimlico: solid brick walls rendered in Portland cement. External wall insulation is technically complex and restricted by conservation area and listed building designations in the most prominent parts of the streetscape.
• Communal Boilers in Large Blocks: Several of the larger mansion blocks behind the main terraces have communal gas boiler systems serving individual flats via a distribution network. Identifying the heat source type, measuring heat from a communal system and recording metering arrangements correctly is important for an accurate RDSAP entry.
• High Levels of Short-Term Occupancy: Bayswater has one of London's highest concentrations of short-term lets and serviced apartments. While EPCs are not required for holiday lets, properties that switch between short-term and assured shorthold tenancy use must have a valid EPC available for the AST periods. Assessors can confirm the requirement at the time of booking.