What kind of home is Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX last sold for £455,000 in May 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £280,000 in March 2006, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Across 2 sales between March 2006 and May 2012, Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX rose from £280,000 to £455,000, a change of £175,000. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The current EPC rating for Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SE1 0QX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX use?

The latest EPC at Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is in council tax band E.

Which area is Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX in?

Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX sits in Southwark, London, London. It falls within the SE1 postcode district in Greater London Authority.

What is crime like near Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Police records around Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 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.

What schools are near Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The closest primary school to Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 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.

What transport links are near Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The closest bus stop to Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is Great Suffolk Street, 179m away. The nearest underground option is Southwark Underground Station, 380m away.

Does Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX have flooding or noise concerns?

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 5, 22 Kings Bench Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0QX

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band E

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 two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 0QX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2012) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 68 m² this is the 10th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Bench Apartments, where floor areas span 54–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

Across 2006–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 14.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£622/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012).

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

Bedrooms2

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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.

Bench Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Apr 2012

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2011from Apr 2009

Heating Controls

FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Apr 2012from Oct 2011

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bench Apartments, Flat 5, 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

£521,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£455,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

3 May 2012Most recent
£455,000
+62.5%over 6 years
20 March 2006
£280,000

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.

Bench Apartments outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,691

Street avg £6,334

Above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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