6 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
About 6 Empire Square West
6 Empire Square West is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 50 m² this is the 34th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 12.7% below the 2015 sale of £490,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£910/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 6 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
- Oct 2011AmendmentOutcome in report
Removal of Condition 2 on application 05-AP-1685 dated 11th November 2005 for: Change of use during the course of construction of floors 1-6 of block C only to short term lets; to enable the use of the flats for leisure purposes whilst remaining for short term letting purposes ( less than 90 days) only
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/AP/1162
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 9 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2015Most recent
£490,000
+100.0%over 8 years22 March 2007
£245,000
+10.9%over 11 months26 April 2006
£220,877
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 4NH: £380,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SE1 4NH
28 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
Sold Mar 2025
£380,00051 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
Sold Oct 2024
£380,00038 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
Sold Sept 2024
£380,00067 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
Sold Aug 2024
£400,00052 Empire Square West, Empire Square, Southwark, London, SE1 4NH
Sold Jan 2023
£420,000
Versus other Empire Square West homes
On epc rating, 6 Empire Square West runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,800
Street avg £7,207
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
44/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tennis Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough. 100 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.5dB

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