5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf, Southwark, London, SE1 2PX
About 5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf
5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf is a detached house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 595 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 55 m² this is the 7th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–170 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 46 units on file.
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 sits 198.2% above the 1999 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 1999Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 2PX: £700,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SE1 2PX
36 Butlers & Colonial Wharf, Southwark, London, SE1 2PX
Sold Jul 2025
£655,00025 Butlers & Colonial Wharf, Southwark, London, SE1 2PX
Sold Jan 2025
£700,00034 Butlers & Colonial Wharf, Southwark, London, SE1 2PX
Sold Oct 2024
£585,00031 Butlers & Colonial Wharf, Southwark, London, SE1 2PX
Sold Oct 2024
£750,00044 Butlers & Colonial Wharf, Southwark, London, SE1 2PX
Sold Jun 2022
£1,695,000
Versus other Butlers & Colonial Wharf homes
On epc rating, 5 Butlers & Colonial Wharf runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,986
Street avg £7,010
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
44/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tanner Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tower Bridge Primary School. 101 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB







