55 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5NJ
About 55 Dover Flats
55 Dover Flats is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southwark, London, London (SE1 5NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 28th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 38 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 37 EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£666/sq ft) was about 74.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £408,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
55 Dover Flats'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
55 Dover Flats has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 55 Dover Flats was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 17 years.
£408,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2022Most recent
£408,500
+179.8%over 16 years26 January 2006
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SE1 5NJ: £290,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SE1 5NJ
1 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5NJ
Sold Jan 2023
£325,00021 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5NJ
Sold Nov 2022
£273,00023 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5NJ
Sold Jul 2022
£290,00020 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5NJ
Sold Feb 2020
£350,00054 Dover Flats, Old Kent Road, Southwark, London, SE1 5NJ
Sold Oct 2017
£274,950
Versus other Old Kent Road homes
55 Dover Flats outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,167
Street avg £5,010
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.9 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
0.1 km
Old Kent Road / East Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Surrey Square Primary School. 103 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
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB







