What kind of home is 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ sell for?

7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ last sold for £440,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £252,000 in December 2007, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

Across 2 sales between December 2007 and May 2021, 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ rose from £252,000 to £440,000, a change of £188,000. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ use?

The latest EPC at 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ in?

7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ sits in Southwark, London, London. It falls within the SE1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

Police records around 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ 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 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

The closest primary school to 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ is The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie (113m), one of 71 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Haberdashers' Borough Academy (204m), with 27 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ?

The closest bus stop to 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ is Borough Station, 138m away. The nearest underground option is Borough Underground Station, 182m away.

Does 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, SE1 1HQ have flooding or noise concerns?

Strategic noise mapping records 62.22 dB daytime road noise at the postcode (and 54.31 dB at night), above the WHO 55 dB daytime guideline.

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7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, Southwark, London, SE1 1HQ

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Monarch Flats

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

7 Monarch Flats is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £440,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes

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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 Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Monarch Flats, Marshalsea Road, Southwark, London, SE1 1HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Monarch Flats has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£516,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£440,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

31 May 2021Most recent
£440,000
+74.6%over 13 years
12 December 2007
£252,000

On the street

Versus other Marshalsea Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 7 Monarch Flats runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 64 (D)

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 55 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Borough Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie. 98 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SE1 1HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

62.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for SE1 1HQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

54.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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