EPC Assessor in Primrose Hill, London
NW1 · London Borough of Camden · nearest station Chalk Farm (Northern line) · North West Inner Belt
Primrose Hill itself — the hill, not just the neighbourhood — was secured for public use in 1841 after Eton College, which had owned the land since the 16th century, agreed to an Act of Parliament land swap for holdings elsewhere. It’s now Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and, at 63 metres, the second-highest point in Camden after Hampstead. The streets around it are lined with pastel-painted Victorian townhouses built in the decades after the park opened, most now converted into flats or extended into the roof and rear — the kind of piecemeal Victorian conversion where the EPC recommendations for two seemingly identical houses on the same terrace can differ sharply depending on what’s actually been done to each one.
What is an EPC?
A domestic Energy Performance Certificate is a legal requirement when selling or letting a home in England and Wales. It rates the property’s energy efficiency from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), and is valid for 10 years.
The 2030 rental deadline
From 1 October 2030, all privately rented homes must reach at least band C under the government’s Warm Homes Plan. If your current certificate is below a C — or has expired — it’s worth checking where you stand well before then.