What kind of home is Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX sell for?

Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX last sold for £500,000 in January 2006, around 20 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX have?

The current EPC rating for Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in February 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,020 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 55% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SE1 0QX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX use?

The latest EPC at Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 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 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX is in council tax band E.

Which area is Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX in?

Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 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 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

Police records around Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 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 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The closest primary school to Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 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 is the nearest station to Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, SE1 0QX?

The closest bus stop to Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 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 9, 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 9, 22 Kings Bench Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0QX

EPC B

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 3rd

Bedrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1020 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

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 95 m² (around 1020 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. At 95 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 £786,000 sits 57.2% above the 2006 sale of £500,000.

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

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 EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2021

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bench Apartments, Flat 9, 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

£786,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2006)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 January 2006Most recent
£500,000

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.

Floor Area for Bench Apartments runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,275

Street avg £6,423

Strongly below

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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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Common questions

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