Commercial EPC in Kensington & Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea contains some of London’s highest-value commercial property. The prime retail frontages of King’s Road, Brompton Road, and Kensington High Street sit alongside the boutique office markets of South Kensington, Knightsbridge, and Chelsea, while the Portobello Road and Notting Hill areas add a layer of independent retail and creative commercial space. The borough is also home to major institutional buildings — museums, cultural venues, and educational establishments — many of which require Display Energy Certificates.

What makes Kensington and Chelsea particularly challenging for commercial EPC work is the prevalence of period buildings. Georgian and Victorian properties converted to commercial use are the norm, not the exception, and these buildings often have construction details that are difficult to verify without documentary evidence. The SBEM conventions require assessors to use conservative default values where specifications are unknown, which can result in unfairly low ratings for buildings that have actually been well insulated or refurbished but lack the paperwork to prove it.

Our assessors are experienced in surveying period commercial properties and know how to gather the evidence needed to avoid unnecessary default penalties. Where documentation is available, we ensure it’s properly reflected in the DesignBuilder model to produce the most accurate rating possible.