What type of property is Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX last change hands?

Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX last sold for £540,000 in June 2006, around 20 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The current EPC rating for Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 46% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SE1 0QX. Source: EPC Register.

How is Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX heated?

The latest EPC at Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX located?

Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX sits in Southwark, London, London. It falls within the SE1 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

How safe is the area around Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Police records around Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX show an average of 44 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Theft from the person makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The closest primary school to Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is Friars Primary Foundation School (150m), one of 68 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Haberdashers' Borough Academy (220m), with 28 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The closest bus stop to Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is Great Suffolk Street, 179m away. The nearest underground option is Southwark Underground Station, 380m away.

Are there any environmental risks at Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Strategic noise mapping records 62.84 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 55.16 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0QX

Property type

End terrace

Floor 3rd

Bedrooms

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Bench Apartments

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bench Apartments is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 0QX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2013. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £901,000 sits 66.9% above the 2006 sale of £540,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

Outside

BalconyYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2015

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bench Apartments, Flat 11, 22 Kings Bench Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bench Apartments has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bench Apartments valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£901,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2006)

£540,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

6 June 2006Most recent
£540,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 0QX: £470,000 (2024–2013).

Nearby sales in SE1 0QX

On the street

Versus other Kings Bench Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Bench Apartments runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,067

Street avg £6,373

On par

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Great Suffolk Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Friars Primary Foundation School. 96 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE1 0QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

62.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for SE1 0QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

55.2dB

Moderate

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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