5 Botha Road, Newham, London, E13 8PG
About 5 Botha Road
5 Botha Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newham, London, London (E13 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 78 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 16.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 106.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £351,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Botha Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
5 Botha Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension & rear dormer loft extension.
- Agent
- polar design
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00972/CLP
- May 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification application for the construction of a single storey rear extension. The details submitted are as follows: The proposed extension will extend beyond the rear wall by 6m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 3m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 3m
- Agent
- polar design
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00983/PREHH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Botha Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Botha Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 21 years.
£351,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2022Most recent
£351,500
+103.2%over 16 years4 November 2005
£173,000
+111.0%over 4 years8 April 2001
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in E13 8PG: £325,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in E13 8PG
Everything we know about 5 Botha Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Botha Road homes
5 Botha Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,506
Street avg £2,655
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Newham Leisure Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tollgate Primary School. 71 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.2dB